fortune
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fortune¹
- /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ UK
- /-t͡ʃuːn/ UK
- /-tjən/ UK
- /-t͡ʃən/ UK
- /ˈfoːt͡ʃʉwn/ British, Southern, Standard
- /-t͡ʃən/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈfoɹt͡ʃən/ US
- /ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/ US
- /ˈfoːt͡ʃʉːn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /-t͡ʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈfɔɾt͡ʃʉn/ Scotland
- /-t͡ʃən/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃuːn, -ɔː(ɹ)tʃən
Where it comes from
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”.
noun fortunes
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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.
Similar: doom, fate, chance, destin, destiny, fatality, foredoom, foreordination, fortune, kismet, lot, orlay
- 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.
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The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit.
Similar: hap, luck, adventure, accident, casualty, chance, chance-medley, fortune, hazard, joss, serendipity, weird
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Good luck.
fame and fortune
Similar: fortuity, felicity, fortune, fortuitousness, good cess, good fortune, good luck, happiness, luck · Opposite: doom, fate, misfortune
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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.
Similar: riches, abundance, affluence, cheese, ease, fortune, substance, Mammon, opulence, plenty, richdom, wealth
- A large amount of money. That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?
verb fortunes · fortuning · fortuned
- 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.
Fortune²
- /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃuːn/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃən
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- A surname. The disclosure was made in court by a detective on Friday, who also said they believed Tasia Fortune had been killed in a dispute related to drugs, US media reported.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: luck, chance, lot, fate, destiny, hazard, portion, circumstances, lucky, well-being, goodness, richness, success, wealth, happiness, hap
Translations
Every language
noun destiny
| Español | fortuna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 운명 unmyeong |
| 日本語 | 運命 unmei, 宿命 shukumei |
| 中文 | 命運 /命运 mìngyùn, 氣數 /气数 qìshu, 宿命 sùmìng, 運命 /运命 yùnmìng |
| Português | destino, fortuna, sina |
| Français | destin |
| Deutsch | Schicksal, Glück |
| Italiano | sorte, destino, fortuna |
| Ελληνικά | τύχη týchi |
| Română | soartă |
| Русский | судьба́ sudʹbá, до́ля dólja, у́часть účastʹ, рок rok, уде́л udél |
| עברית | גּוֹרָל gorál |
noun a chance
| Español | fortuna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기회 gihoe |
| 日本語 | 機会 kikai, チャンス chansu |
| 中文 | 機會 /机会 jīhuì |
| Português | chance |
| Deutsch | Glück |
| Română | șansă |
| Русский | возмо́жность vozmóžnostʹ, шанс šans |
noun good luck
| Español | fortuna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재수 jaesu, 행운 haeng'un, 부 bu, 다행 dahaeng |
| 日本語 | 幸運 kōun, 福 fuku, 多幸 takō |
| 中文 | 好運 /好运 hǎoyùn, 幸運 /幸运 xìngyùn, 機緣 /机缘 jīyuán, 造化 zàohua, 福 fú |
| Português | fortuna, fortúnio, sorte |
| Français | bonne chance |
| Deutsch | Glück |
| Italiano | fortuna |
| Ελληνικά | τύχη týchi |
| Română | noroc |
| Русский | уда́ча udáča, форту́на fortúna, везе́ние vezénije, сча́стье sčástʹje |
Talk about this word "fortune." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fortune. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fortune. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fortune "fortune." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fortune.Cite this
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