fortune (ˈfɔːtʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- an amount of wealth or material prosperity, esp, when unqualified, a great amount
- See small fortune
- a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance
- luck, esp when favourable
- (often plural) a person's lot or destiny
verb
- archaic
- (tr) to endow with great wealth
- (intr) to happen by chance
Alternative Forms
ˈfortuneless adjectiveWord Origin
C13: from Old French, from Latin fortūna , from fors chanceSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= large sum of money
bomb,
packet,
bundle,
big money,
big bucks,
top dollar,
megabucks,
an arm and a leg,
king's ransom pretty penny
top whack,
=
wealth,
means,
property,
riches,
resources,
assets,
pile,
possessions,
treasure,
prosperity,
mint,
gold mine,
wad,
affluence,
opulence,
tidy sum
=
destiny,
life,
lot,
experiences,
history,
condition,
success,
means,
circumstances,
expectation,
adventures,
Quotations
"Fortune, that favours fools"
"No woman can be a beauty without a fortune"
"The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune"
"Base Fortune, now I see, that in thy wheelThere is a point, to which when men aspire,They tumble headlong down"
Translations
- British English:
fortune
You can refer to a large sum of money as a fortune or a smallfortune to emphasize how large it is.He made a small fortune in the property boom.ˈfɔːtʃən NOUN He made a small fortune in the property boom.
- Spanish:
fortuna
nf
- French:
chance
nf
- German:
Vermögen
nnt
- Chinese: 财富 n
- Arabic: ثَرْوَة n
- Portuguese: fortuna nf
- Russian: состояние nnt
- Croatian: sreća nf
- Czech: štěstí nnt
- Danish: formue nutr
- Dutch: fortuin nnt
- Finnish: omaisuus n
- Greek: τύχη nf
- Italian: fortuna nf
- Japanese: 大金 n
- Korean: 재산 n
- Norwegian: formue nm
- Polish: fortuna nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: fortuna nf
- European Spanish:
fortuna
nf
- Swedish: förmögenhet nutr
- Thai: ทรัพย์สมบัติมากมาย n
- Turkish: servet n
- Vietnamese: tài sản to lớn n
Usage examples
When she began to misbehave I felt quite entitled to avail myself of her fortune.
, THE RIVAL QUEENS: A Countess Ashby de la Zouche Mystery (2002)It became one of the US's most style-setting fabric houses and made Mr Roberts his fortune.
Country Life (2004)Mr McMahon would say to her to take money, that Mr Lennon was "making a fortune ".
Irish Times (2002)From someone who has just directed her first film, that could be construed as offering a hostage to fortune.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The fortune of Monkeys will drop sharply in money affairs this month.
, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)