Noun

• S: (n) fortune (fortune%1:26:00::), destiny (destiny%1:26:00::), fate (fate%1:26:00::), luck (luck%1:26:00::), lot (lot%1:26:00::), circumstances (circumstances%1:26:02::), portion (portion%1:26:00::) (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)) "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
• S: (n) luck (luck%1:19:00::), fortune (fortune%1:19:00::), chance (chance%1:19:00::), hazard (hazard%1:19:00::) (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another) "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) bad luck (bad_luck%1:19:00::), mischance (mischance%1:19:01::), mishap (mishap%1:19:01::) (an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate) "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) tossup (tossup%1:19:00::), toss-up (toss-up%1:19:00::), even chance (even_chance%1:19:00::) (an unpredictable phenomenon) "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) phenomenon (phenomenon%1:03:00::) (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
• S: (n) process (process%1:03:00::), physical process (physical_process%1:03:00::) (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states) "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
• S: (n) physical entity (physical_entity%1:03:00::) (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) luck (luck%1:19:01::), fortune (fortune%1:19:01::) (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome) "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"