fortune

n 1: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event

to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused

his downfall"; "it was a chance meeting" [syn: {luck}, {chance},

{hazard}]

2: a large amount of wealth or prosperity

3: 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" [syn: {luck}]

4: 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" [syn: {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {lot},

{circumstances}, {portion}]