chanceux
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From chance (“good luck, fortune”) + -eux.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ø
Adjective
[edit]chanceux (feminine chanceuse, masculine plural chanceux, feminine plural chanceuses)
- with good luck; fortunate
- Synonyms: fortuné, heureux
- Antonym: malchanceux
Descendants
[edit]- → Franco-Provençal: chanciox
References
[edit]- “chanceux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “chanceux” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
Norman
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French chanceux.
Adjective
[edit]chanceux m
Derived terms
[edit]- chanceusement (“luckily”)