Definition of Fortune

1. Noun. An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another. "We ran into each other by pure chance"

Exact synonyms: Chance, Hazard, Luck
Generic synonyms: Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Bad Luck, Mischance, Mishap, Even Chance, Toss-up, Tossup
Derivative terms: Chance, Hazard

2. Noun. A large amount of wealth or prosperity.
Generic synonyms: Hoarded Wealth, Treasure

3. Noun. An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome. "It was as if fortune guided his hand"
Exact synonyms: Luck
Generic synonyms: Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Fluke, Good Fortune, Good Luck
Derivative terms: Lucky, Lucky

4. Noun. Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you). "Success that was her portion"

Definition of Fortune

1. n. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.

2. v. t. To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to.

3. v. i. To fall out; to happen.

Definition of Fortune

1. to endow with wealth [v -TUNED, -TUNING, -TUNES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fortune

fortressing
fortresslike
forts
fortuities
fortuitous
fortuitous
fortuitously
fortuitousness
fortuity
Fortuna
fortunate
fortunately
fortunateness
fortunatenesses
fortunates
fortune (current term)
fortuned
Fortunella
Fortunella japonica
Fortunella margarita
fortunes
fortuneteller
fortunetelling
fortune cookie
fortune hunter
fortune teller
fortune telling
fortuning
forty
forty-eight

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