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fortunate (oh) and ruffle 2, noun (oh)


fortunate (oh)



someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation
-synonym lucky lucky fortunate to do sth
::I've been fortunate to find a career that I love.
::I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at Stanford.
fortunate in doing sth
::She felt fortunate in being able to please herself where she lived.
fortunate that
::I'm fortunate that I have such an understanding wife.
more/less fortunate than sb
::We've been more fortunate than a lot of farmers.
a fortunate event is one in which something good happens by chance, especially when this saves you from trouble or danger
-synonym lucky lucky
::By a fortunate coincidence, a passer-by heard her cries for help.
the less fortunate
people who are poor
::We should all consider the plight of the less fortunate.

ruffle 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
a band of thin cloth sewn in folds as a decoration around the edge of something such as a collar