fortune /förˈchən/

1. Whatever comes by lot or chance
2. Luck
3. The arbitrary ordering of events
4. The lot that falls to one in life
5. A prediction of one's future
6. Success
7. A great accumulation of wealth
8. A large amount of money (informal)
9. An heiress (obsolete)

To befall

To determine the fortune of

forˈtunate adjective

1. Happening by good fortune
2. Lucky
3. Auspicious
4. Felicitous

forˈtunately adverb

1. In a fortunate way, by good luck
2. I'm glad to say or happy to report

forˈtunateness noun

forˈtuned adjective (archaic)

Supplied by fortune

forˈtuneless adjective

1. Without a fortune
2. Luckless

forˈtunize transitive verb (Spenser)

To make fortunate or happy

fortune book noun

A book for use in fortune-telling

fortune cookie noun

A piece of dough wrapped and cooked around a piece of paper which has a (supposed) horoscope or a maxim on it, served esp in Chinese homes and restaurants

forˈtune-hunter noun (derogatory)

A person who hunts for a wealthy marriage

forˈtune-tell intransitive verb (back-formation).

• maritally
• maritime
• marivaudage
• marivaudages
• marjoram
• marjorams
• mark
• mark down
• mark-down
• marked
• markedly
• markedness
• marked with a T
• marker
• marker pen
• marker pens
• markers
• market
• marketabilities
• marketability
• marketable
• marketableness
• marketablenesses
• market-bell
• market-bells