fortune
noun
1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Similar word(s): chance, hazard, luck
Definition categories: phenomenon
2. a large amount of wealth or prosperity
Definition categories: possession, treasure
3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
- it was as if fortune guided his hand
Similar word(s): luck
Definition categories: phenomenon
4. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- whatever my fortune may be
Similar word(s): circumstances, destiny, fate, lot, luck, portion
Definition categories: state, condition
Sentences with fortune as a noun:
- She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.
- Fortune favors the brave.
- He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.
- My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous.
- Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars.
- That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?
verb
1. (obsolete, intransitive) To happen, take place. [14th-19th c.]
2. To provide with a fortune.
3. To presage; to tell the fortune of.