Definition of fortunei
1. fortune [ n ] an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Examples:
"bad luck caused his downfall"
"we ran into each other by pure chance"
(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)
One did one 's best and if fortune smiled , there was a reward .
One did one 's best and if fortune frowned , an eighteen year old boy with murder in his heart sailed aboard one 's ship .
But he could not have done so , could not have found the way , had fortune favored him .
And because fortune had favored neither the prisoner nor the red haired captain , they would be each other 's undoing .
Synonyms chance luck fortune hazard Related Terms phenomenon bad_luck toss-up guess2. fortune [ n ] a large amount of wealth or prosperity
Used in print:(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)
On that date the Musicians_Emergency_Fund , organized to furnish employment for musicians unable to obtain engagements during the depression and to provide relief for older musicians who lost their fortunes in the stock_market crash , observed its 30_th anniversary .
(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)
We were told that to the Pathet_Lao , a kidnaped American was worth at_least $ 750 , a fortune in Laos .
(Jay Williams, The Forger....)
In the first place , it 's static ; in the second place , it does n't look authentic ; and in the third place , it would cost a fortune to reproduce in_the_first_place - you 've got six colors there including gold '' .
Synonyms fortune Related Terms treasure3. fortune [ n ] an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
Examples:
"it was my good luck to be there"
"they say luck is a lady"
"it was as if fortune guided his hand"
4. fortune [ n ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Examples: : "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"
5. Fortune [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2229
Synonyms FortuneSimilar Spelling
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