Tra từ fortune - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another (Freq. 4)
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
• Syn:
luck, chance, hazard
• Derivationally related forms:
hazard (for: hazard), chance (for: chance)
• Hypernyms:
phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
bad luck, mischance, mishap, tossup, toss-up, even chance
2. a large amount of wealth or prosperity (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
treasure, hoarded wealth
3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome (Freq. 2)
- it was my good luck to be there
- they say luck is a lady
- it was as if fortune guided his hand
• Syn:
luck
• Derivationally related forms:
lucky (for: luck)
• Hypernyms:
phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
good luck, fluke, good fortune
4. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
• Hypernyms:
condition
• Hyponyms:
good fortune, luckiness, good luck, providence, misfortune,
bad luck, tough luck, ill luck, failure