Difference between Good and Fortunate

What is the difference between Good and Fortunate?

Good as an adjective is acting in the interest of good; ethical. while Fortunate as an adjective is coming by good luck or favorable chance.

Good

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence. A result that is positive in the view of the speaker. The abstract instantiation of something qualified by the adjective; e.g., "The best is the enemy of the good." An item of merchandise.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Acting in the interest of good; ethical. Useful for a particular purpose; functional. Of food, edible; not stale or rotten. Of food, having a particularly pleasant taste. Of food, being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements. Of food, healthful; containing vitamins and minerals. Pleasant; enjoyable. Of people, competent or talented. Effective. Favourable. Beneficial; worthwhile. With "and", extremely. Holy. Reasonable in amount. Large in amount or size. Entire.

Example sentence: I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.

Fortunate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: 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.

Example sentence: Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted... but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes.

We hope you now know whether to use Good or Fortunate in your sentence.

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