FORTUNATELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fortunately mean? 

• FORTUNATELY (adverb)
  The adverb FORTUNATELY has 1 sense:

1. by good fortune

  Familiarity information: FORTUNATELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FORTUNATELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

By good fortune

Synonyms:

as luck would have it; fortuitously; fortunately; luckily

Context example:

fortunately the weather was good

Antonym:

unfortunately (by bad luck)

Pertainym:

fortunate (having unexpected good fortune)

 Context examples 

Fortunately I am not of a fainting disposition.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The bride, who had fortunately entered the house before this unpleasant interruption, had sat down to breakfast with the rest, when she complained of a sudden indisposition and retired to her room.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Fortunately, Mercury will go direct on the Virgo full moon, and wow—you will see things move forward from March 9 onward.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Fortunately the child was moved to hug her, so she managed to hide her face an instant, hoping the Professor did not see it.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

But it was a summer night, fortunately, and fine weather.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Indeed, the Tin Woodman began to cry, but fortunately remembered that he might rust, and so dried his tears on Dorothy's apron.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Fortunately, it has not come out.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Fortunately I had money with me.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Fortunately, there are many ways to treat pain.

(Pain, NIH)

Fortunately, there are many things you can do reduce your chances of getting heart disease.

(Heart Diseases--Prevention, NIH)