Fortune
n.joyful, hopefulwarm
What it means
Good luck or a valuable amount of wealth or success.
Reach for it when naming good luck or a large amount of wealth in a positive context
Good fortune brought clear weather for the village fair.
Choose between these
6- playful
good break
informal speech marks a lucky opportunity
not when Good break is too casual for financial or solemn contexts.
- everyday
chance outcomes are the whole meaning
not when Luck does not cover accumulated wealth.
- everyday
an unexpected material gain is specific
not when A windfall is one gain, not an enduring fortune.
- professional
sustained material wellbeing matters
not when Prosperity can be earned and need not involve chance.
- professional
substantial assets are intended
not when Wealth omits luck and can sound socially loaded.
- literary
destiny
a person's future feels shaped by fate
not when Destiny suggests inevitability rather than chance.
Said against
3- misfortune
- poverty
- bad luck
It naturally appears in
3- good fortune
Good fortune brought clear weather.
- make a fortune
The inventor did not expect to make a fortune.
- change of fortune
A change of fortune reopened the workshop.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun positive senses: luck or wealth opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.