Analysis Complete

fortune

/ fortune /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a large amount of wealth or prosperity
Type of:
treasure hoarded wealth
noun Sense 2
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"
Type of:
condition
Kinds of:
good fortune good luck providence misfortune bad luck
noun Sense 3
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"
Type of:
phenomenon
Kinds of:
bad luck mischance mishap tossup toss-up
Derived:
guess venture pretend hazard chance
noun Sense 4
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"
Type of:
phenomenon
Kinds of:
good luck fluke good fortune
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
2
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treasure hoarded wealth condition good fortune good luck providence misfortune bad luck phenomenon mischance mishap tossup