Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fortune

4 senses of fortune

Sense 1
luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (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")
       => phenomenon -- (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)

Sense 2
fortune -- (a large amount of wealth or prosperity)
       => treasure, hoarded wealth -- (accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies")

Sense 3
luck, fortune -- (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")
       => phenomenon -- (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)

Sense 4
fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion -- (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")
       => condition -- (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition")