Definitions for fortune
ˈfɔr tʃənfor·tune

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. luck, fortune, chance, hazard(noun)

   an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

   "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

2. fortune(noun)

   a large amount of wealth or prosperity

3. luck, fortune(noun)

   an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

   "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

4. fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion(noun)

   your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

   "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"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fortune(Noun)

   Destiny or fate.

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

2. fortune(Noun)

   A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

3. fortune(Noun)

   A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

4. fortune(Noun)

   A chance.

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

5. fortune(Noun)

   Good luck.

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

6. fortune(Noun)

   One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

7. fortune(Noun)

   A large amount of money

   That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

8. fortune(Verb)

   To happen, take place.

   Etymology: From fortuna. The plural form fortunae meant , which also gave the meaning of .

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fortune(noun)

   the arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

2. Fortune(noun)

   that which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to tell one's fortune

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

3. Fortune(noun)

   that which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a course of action; good or ill success; especially, favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as reached partly by chance and partly by effort

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

4. Fortune(noun)

   wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a gentleman of fortune

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

5. Fortune(noun)

   to make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

6. Fortune(noun)

   to provide with a fortune

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

7. Fortune(noun)

   to presage; to tell the fortune of

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

8. Fortune(verb)

   to fall out; to happen

   Etymology: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Fortune

   Fortune is a global business magazine published by Time Inc. and founded by Henry Luce in 1930. The publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner. In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest media conglomerate. Fortune's primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Forbes, which is also published bi-weekly, and Bloomberg Businessweek. The magazine is especially known for its annual features ranking companies by revenue. CNNMoney.com is the online home of Fortune, in addition to Money.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fortune

   for′tūn, n. whatever comes by lot or chance: luck: the arbitrary ordering of events: the lot that falls to one in life: success: wealth.—v.i. to befall.—v.t. to determine.—adj. For′tunāte, happening by good fortune: lucky: auspicious: felicitous.—adv. For′tunātely.—ns. For′tunāteness; For′tune-book, a book helpful in telling fortunes.—adj. For′tuned, supplied by fortune.—n. For′tune-hunt′er, a man who hunts for marriage with a woman of fortune.—adj. For′tuneless, without a fortune: luckless.—v.i. For′tune-tell, to reveal futurity: to tell one his fortune.—ns. For′tune-tell′er, one who pretends to foretell one's fortune; For′tune-tell′ing.—v.t. For′tunīse (Spens.), to make fortunate or happy. [Fr.,—L. fortuna.]

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1. fortune

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fortune' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4417

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fortune' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3536

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fortune' in Nouns Frequency: #1359

Anagrams for fortune »

1. ten-four

How to pronounce fortune?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortune in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortune in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fortune in a Sentence

1. Akhenaten:

   As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart here, and scorn to fly.

2. Cicero:

   The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends.

3. Jamela Dunbar:

   Money and power is the biggest rat race in our nation today. It is the root of every evil, to gain more control over the poor to keep them in castration. In these modern times, money and power rules. Starting from the top to the bottom, of the hierarchy. Both coming from old money and new money. The split between being born rich with a silver spoon in your mouth, or being born poor living in Ghetto. Or the unforeseen fortune of the poor moving from rags to riches. To eat from the same rich man's plate.”

4. Robert Louis Stephenson:

   Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

5. Von Humboldt:

   It is a proverbial expression that every man is the maker of his own fortune, and we usually regard it as implying that every man by his folly or wisdom prepares good or evil for himself. But we may view it in another light, namely, that we may so accommodate ourselves to the dispositions of Providence as to be happy in our lot, whatever may be its privations.

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