noun
- 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"
- A large amount of wealth or prosperity.
- 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"
- synonyms: luck
- 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"
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