Fortune meaning

What does “fortune” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fortune” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another.

fortune

noun

  1. 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”

  2. a large amount of wealth or prosperity

  3. 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”

    Synonymsluck
  4. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

    “whatever my fortune may be”

    “deserved a better fate”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University