good fortune

Examples

• All

• We've had a lot of good fortune, but it was all unplanned and a total surprise.

  Film Courage

• I cannot believe my good fortune to be competing on the Show.

  American Dreamz (2006)

• And here we wish you all good luck and good fortune in the year of Monday and happy Chinese New Year.

• Is this my good fortune?

  Here (2024)

• You seem to have found good fortune.

  Wuthering Heights (1970)

• A friend's good fortune is a blessing.

  Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

• But lately I have had some good fortune and I'm back in the black.

  Cinderella Man (2005)

• You won't believe our good fortune.

  Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

• So are you blessed with good fortune or are you one of the unlucky ones?

  The Royal Institution

• These civic rituals ensured that good fortune would favour the empire and its people.

Synonyms

G

good luck

vsgood fortune

∞ 1.0

A fortunate event that happens by chance

is the more formal phrase for the same idea

F

fortune

vsgood fortune

222 3.1

Good or bad luck that happens by chance

is limited to positive success resulting from favorable chance rather than any force

I

in luck

vsgood fortune

51 1.6

Having something good happen by chance

expresses the general notion of success from favorable chance rather than a current state

F

fluke

vsgood fortune

42 5.1

An unexpected good event that happens by chance

means the general idea of success from favorable circumstances

L

lucky break

vsgood fortune

• Informal

18 3.2

A sudden chance that helps you succeed

refers more broadly to success from favorable chance or circumstances

D

dumb luck

vsgood fortune

• Informal

15 3.9

Good luck that happens by chance, not because you worked for it

is the general idea of success from favorable circumstances without stressing skill

S

serendipity

vsgood fortune

14 7.9

A happy chance event that brings good results

focuses more narrowly on success or good outcomes from favorable circumstances

S

stroke of luck

vsgood fortune

10 3.2

A sudden lucky event that brings good results

covers success from favorable chance rather than single sudden events

D

devil's luck

vsgood fortune

• Informal

1 7.5

Very good luck that happens by chance and seems undeserved

is the neutral concept of success from favorable circumstances without moral surprise

H

happy chance

vsgood fortune

1 3.9

A lucky unexpected event that brings something good

is the broader notion of success caused by favorable circumstances

J

jammy stroke of luck

vsgood fortune

• Slang

9.5

An unexpected good thing that happens by chance

is the neutral, general term without the informal tone

Antonyms

B

bad luck

201 1.0

Unlucky events that happen by chance

M

misfortune

76 3.7

A bad event that causes trouble

How Lucky

windfall

34 5.1

good fortune

74 2.5

to luck

30 6.6

bad luck

201 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology