Grateful vs Fortunate - What's the difference?
grateful | fortunate |
Showing appreciation, being thankful.
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Recognizing the importance of a source of pleasure.
Pleasing, welcome.
* Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
* Herman Melville, Omoo
Coming by good luck or favorable chance.
Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain.
Presaging happiness.
Auspicious.
Receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts.
Lucky, favored by fortune.
As adjectives the difference between grateful and fortunate
is that grateful is showing appreciation, being thankful while fortunate is coming by good luck or favorable chance.grateful
English
(Gratitude)Alternative forms
* gratefull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- I'm grateful that you helped me out.
- I'm grateful to you for helping me out
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The Skeleton in Armor:
- Fell I upon my spear, / Oh, death was grateful !
- grateful underfoot was the damp and slightly yielding beach, from which the waves seemed just retired.
Synonyms
* thankful * appreciativeAntonyms
* ungratefulDerived terms
* gratefulnessExternal links
* * *fortunate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a fortunate event
- a fortunate concurrence of circumstances
- a fortunate investment