| FORTUNATE | • fortunate adj. Auspicious. • fortunate adj. Happening by good luck or favorable chance. • fortunate adj. Favored by fortune. |
| FORTUNATES | • FORTUNATE n. a fortunate person. |
| FORTUNATELY | • fortunately adv. In a fortunate manner. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • fortunately adv. It is (or was, etc) fortunate that. • FORTUNATE adv. happening by good fortune; lucky. |
| IMPORTUNATE | • importunate adj. (Of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so. • importunate adj. (Of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding. • importunate v. (Rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity. |
| UNFORTUNATE | • unfortunate adj. Not favored by fortune. • unfortunate adj. Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. • unfortunate n. An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances. |
| UNFORTUNATES | • unfortunates n. Plural of unfortunate. • UNFORTUNATE n. an unfortunate person. |
| FORTUNATENESS | • fortunateness n. The quality of being fortunate; fortune; luck. • FORTUNATENESS n. the state of being fortunate. |
| IMPORTUNATELY | • importunately adv. In an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation. • IMPORTUNATE adv. stubbornly or unreasonably persistent. |
| UNFORTUNATELY | • unfortunately adv. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. • unfortunately adv. Used (as a parenthetical word) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret or grief. • UNFORTUNATE adv. not fortunate. |
| FORTUNATENESSES | • fortunatenesses n. Plural of fortunateness. • FORTUNATENESS n. the state of being fortunate. |
| IMPORTUNATENESS | • importunateness n. Quality of being importunate. • IMPORTUNATE n. stubbornly or unreasonably persistent. |
| UNFORTUNATENESS | • unfortunateness n. The quality of being unfortunate; bad luck; mischance. • UNFORTUNATENESS n. the state of being unfortunate. |