fortune

noun

Good luck.

One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.

A large amount of money.

Destiny, especially favorable.

A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.

A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

An unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.

A surname.

verb

(transitive) To provide (someone) with a fortune.

(transitive) To tell the fortune of (someone); to presage.

(intransitive, obsolete) To happen, to take place.

Roots

fortunafortun- · Latin · luck, fortune

Synonyms for fortune

luckn destinyn faten luckinessn chancen richesn wealthn kismetn wealthinessn foredoomv fortuitousnessn lucren prosperityn gamblen fortuityn

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