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fortune s

 
Noun fortune has 4 senses
  1. luck, fortune, chance, hazard - 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"
    --1 is a kind of phenomenon
    --1 has particulars:
     bad luck, mischance, mishap; tossup, toss-up, even chance
  2. fortune - a large amount of wealth or prosperity
    --2 is a kind of treasure, hoarded wealth
  3. luck, fortune - 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"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
    --3 is a kind of phenomenon
    --3 has particulars: good luck, fluke, good fortune
  4. fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
    --4 is a kind of condition
    --4 has particulars:
     good fortune, good luck; providence; misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck; failure
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