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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

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History and Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fortuna; akin to Latin fort-, fors chance, luck, and perhaps to ferre to carry — more at bear

fortune

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

what is going to happen to someone in the time ahead //the telephone psychic proceeded to tell me my fortune—at great length
Synonyms

future
Related Words

circumstance destiny doom fate hap kismet lot portion
futurities outlook prospect
Near Antonyms

present
Antonyms

past
a very large amount of money //the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune
Synonyms

big bucks bomb [British] boodle bundle earth king's ransom megabucks mint packet [chiefly British] pile wad
Related Words

heap pot
bonanza mine treasure trove
assets capital means property riches wealth wherewithal
bread [slang] cash chips currency dough gold jack [slang] legal tender lucre pelf tender wampum
Near Antonyms

petty cash pin money pocket money spending money
Antonyms

mite peanuts pittance song
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand //it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king
Synonyms

circumstance destiny doom fate kismet lot portion
Related Words

accident casualty [archaic] chance hap happenchance happenstance hazard