Synonyms: fortune, luck, chance, hazard
Definition: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Usage: bad luck caused his downfall; we ran into each other by pure chance
Similar words: phenomenon
Definition: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
Definition: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
Usage: it was my good luck to be there; they say luck is a lady; it was as if fortune guided his hand
Similar words: phenomenon
Definition: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
Synonyms: lot, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, portion, circumstances
Definition: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Usage: 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
Similar words: condition
Definition: a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
Usage: the human condition