Definition of fortune

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Fortune (n.) 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..

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Decay :: Decay (v. i.) To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay..
Happy :: Happy (superl.) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen..
Unthank :: Unthank (n.) No thanks; ill will; misfortune.
Vingt Et Un :: Vingt et un () A game at cards, played by two or more persons. The fortune of each player depends upon obtaining from the dealer such cards that the sum of their pips, or spots, is twenty-one, or a number near to it..
Unheal :: Unheal (n.) Misfortune; calamity; sickness.
Fatiloquist :: Fatiloquist (n.) A fortune teller.
Distress :: Distress (n.) That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.
Constellation :: Constellation (n.) Fortune; fate; destiny.
Physiognomy :: Physiognomy (n.) The art telling fortunes by inspection of the features.
Frown :: Frown (n.) Any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune..
Desperate :: Desperate (a.) Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune..
Infelicity :: Infelicity (n.) The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..
Recover :: Recover (v. i.) To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright..
Grief :: Grief (a.) Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness..
Disadventure :: Disadventure (n.) Misfortune; mishap.
Misfortunate :: Misfortunate (a.) Producing misfortune.
Play :: Play (n.) The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement, or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as, to lose a fortune in play..
Mistide :: Mistide (v. i.) To happen or come to pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil fortune..
Barghest :: Barghest (n.) A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune..
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