Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment. 2. (n.) Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good fortune; lucky.

Multi-Version Concordance Fortunate (4 Occurrences) Acts 26:2 "As regards all the accusations brought against me by the Jews," he said, "I think myself fortunate, King Agrippa, in being about to defend myself to-day before you, (WEY NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 30:11 Leah said, "How fortunate!" She named him Gad. (WEB ASV DBY NAS) Ecclesiastes 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive; (See RSV) Ecclesiastes 4:3 and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. (DBY)