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Lucky vs Jinxed - What's the difference?

lucky | jinxed |

As an adjective lucky

is favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons.

As a verb jinxed is

past tense of jinx.

lucky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons.
    • a lucky adventurer
    The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
  • Producing, or resulting in, good chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate.
    • a lucky mistake
    a lucky cast
    a lucky hour

    Quotations

    * 1989 , Howard Ashman, “Under the Sea”, The Little Mermaid , Walt Disney Feature Animation *: They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate

    Synonyms

    * (favored by luck ): fortunate, successful * (producing or resulting in good chance ): auspicious, favorable/favourable, fortunate, fortuitous

    Derived terms

    * get lucky * lucky dip * lucky you * should be so lucky

    jinxed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (jinx)

    • jinx

    English

    Noun

    (jinxes)
  • A hex; an evil spell.
  • A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.

    • Synonyms

    * (hex) curse, hoodoo, Indian sign, spell

    Derived terms

    * reverse jinx

    Verb

  • To cast a spell on.
  • To bring bad luck to.

    • Interjection

    (head)
  • Used after the same response is said by two people simultaneously. Often, a game is played where the person who failed to say "jinx" first becomes "jinxed", whereby they cannot speak until someone says their name.

    • Synonyms

    * (used after simultaneous response) snap

    External links

    * (wikipedia "jinx")