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fortune definition
fortune |
Grep of noun fortune fortune fortune cookie fortune hunter fortune teller fortune telling fortunella fortunella japonica fortunella margarita fortuneteller good fortune misfortune small fortune soldier of fortune Overview of noun fortune The noun fortune has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (4) luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance") 2. (3) fortune -- (a large amount of wealth or prosperity) 3. (2) luck, fortune -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand") 4. (1) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot circumstances, portion -- (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you): "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion") Overview of noun fortune The noun fortune has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (4) luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance") 2. (3) fortune -- (a large amount of wealth or prosperity) 3. (2) luck, fortune -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand") 4. (1) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot circumstances, portion -- (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you): "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion")
fortune definition