fortune

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Destiny, especially favorable.
2. (countable, uncountable) A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
3. (countable, uncountable) A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
4. (countable, uncountable) The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
5. (countable, uncountable) Good luck.
6. (countable, uncountable) One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
7. (countable, uncountable) A large amount of money.

Verb

1. (transitive) To provide (someone) with a fortune.
2. (transitive) To tell the fortune of (someone); to presage.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To happen, to take place.

Opposite of

doom, fate, misfortune

Synonyms

luck

🍀

fate

destiny

wealth

chance

🎲

lot

good luck

property

riches

richness

prosperity

fertility

luxury

assets

affluence

fecundicity

doom

success

happen

estate

happiness

good fortune

predestination

treasure

blessing

karma

possession

belongings

kismet

fluke

capital

horoscope

portion

fall out

hap

betide

money

💸

goods

omen

fortuity

circumstances

holding

hazard

bundle

dower

break

bechance

blissfulness

happy

😀

destination

Translations

fortuna

🍀

fortuna

fortune

Glück

chance

🎲

fortuna

suerte

🍀

Vermögen

τύχη

Schicksal

richesse

Reichtum

rijkdom

sorte

destinée

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fortune

In summary

From Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortuna (“fate, luck”). The plural form fortunae meant “possessions”, which also gave fortune the meaning of “riches”.