fortune
noun
- great wealth
- luck
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃuːn/ / /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃən/ / /ˈfɔː(ˌ)t͡ʃuːn/ / [ˈfɔː(ˌ)t͡ʃʊu̯n] / /ˈfoː(ˌ)t͡ʃʉwn/
name
Etymology: The name of the town in Newfoundland is derived from Portuguese fortuna (“luck, fortune”). The name may refer to a fortuitous event that occurred in the nearby bay.
- A surname.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.
noun
Etymology: 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”.
- Destiny, especially favorable.
“She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.”
“you, who men's fortunes in their faces read”
- 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.
“'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit.”
- Good luck.
“fame and fortune”
“Fortune favors the brave.”
- One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
“He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.”
“My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous.”
- A large amount of money.
“That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?”
“Why spend a small fortune on Puma when you could buy Numa, Tuna or Pigg? And why buy Adidas when you can buy Adidos or Avivas? Nike, when there's Nire or Hike? Calvin Klein, when clearly, Calvim Klain or Cavern Kernel are just as good? But remember, after a good workout, be sure to clean up with some Okay shampoo.”
verb
Etymology: 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”.
- To provide (someone) with a fortune.
- To tell the fortune of (someone); to presage.
- To happen, to take place.
“Thẽ the heerdmẽ⸝ fleed and went there ways into the cite⸝ and tolde every thinge⸝ and what had fortuned vnto them that were poſſeſſed of the devyls.”
“It fortuned one night that the Sultan purposed setting out on a journey next morning, […]”