Main Entry:

¹for·tune

Pronunciation:

\ˈfȯr-chən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

14th century

1often capitalized : a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably2obsolete : accident, incident3 a: prosperity attained partly through luck : success b: luck 1 cplural : the turns and courses of luck accompanying one's progress (as through life) <her fortunes varied but she never gave up>4: destiny, fate <can tell your fortune> ; also : a prediction of fortune5 a: riches, wealth <a man of fortune> b: a store of material possessions <the family fortune> c: a very large sum of money <spent a fortune redecorating>