What is the Latin word for successful?

The usual Latin words for “successful” are fēlīx, fortūnō, beātus; also faustus, secundus, prosper. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“successful” in Latin

fēlīxhappy, lucky, blessed, fortunate; fertile, fruitful, prosperous; auspicious, favorable, of good omen or luck fortūnōto make happy, prosper; to bless beātushappy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate; prosperous, wealthy, rich; copious, sumptuous faustusfavorable, fortunate, auspicious, prosperous, lucky secundussecond prosperagreeable to one's wishes bonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; useful

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

successful

felix: fortunatus: beatus: faustus: secundus: prosper: bonus. SYN. and PHR. in FORTUNATE.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for successful?: The usual Latin words for “successful” are fēlīx, fortūnō, beātus; also faustus, secundus, prosper. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.