Search Result:fortune
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋfɒrtʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊfɒːtʃәn 〕
Overview of noun fortune
The noun fortune has 4 senses
- 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")
- fortune -- (a large amount of wealth or prosperity)
- 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")
- 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")