fortune

for-tune · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Luck or chance, especially as an external force affecting human affairs.

  2. 2.

    A large amount of money or assets; great wealth.

  3. 3.

    The chance happening of events, whether favorable or unfavorable; fate.

  4. 4.

    A prediction of someone's future, typically made by a fortune teller.

Forms

plural: fortunes

Phrases & expressions

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    make a fortune — to acquire great wealth
  • •
    fortune favors the bold — luck tends to help those who take risks
  • •
    cost a fortune — to be very expensive
  • •
    tell someone's fortune — to predict someone's future
  • •
    a small fortune — a large amount of money
  • •
    soldier of fortune — a mercenary

Related words

Antonyms: misfortune, poverty
See also: fortunate, fortunately, fortunes, misfortune
Synonyms: destiny, fate, luck, riches, wealth

Etymology

From Latin fortuna ("chance, fate, fortune"), related to fors ("luck, chance") and possibly ferre ("to bring, carry").