good fortune
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Definition
Noun: 1. A stroke of luck; a fortunate event or circumstance. This refers to a specific, often unexpected, piece of good luck. 2. An auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes; good luck or success in general. This refers to a broader state of being lucky or successful.
Usage and Examples
- Referring to a specific lucky event:
- It was good fortune that I checked my email just before the deadline.
- Meeting my mentor was a piece of good fortune that changed my career.
- Referring to a general state of luck or success:
- She wished her friend good fortune in the new venture.
- His good fortune seemed never-ending; every project he started was a success.
Advanced Usage
- "To have the good fortune to do something": This phrase is used to express that one was lucky enough to experience something positive.
- I had the good fortune to study under a Nobel Prize winner.
- "By good fortune": This adverbial phrase means "luckily" or "fortunately."
- By good fortune, the lost documents were found before the meeting.
Variants and Related Words
- Fortune (n): Can mean chance or luck ("a twist of fortune"), or a large amount of money ("to make a fortune").
- Fortunate (adj): Lucky.
- You are fortunate to have such a supportive family.
- Misfortune (n): Bad luck; the opposite of good fortune.
- They endured great misfortune during the economic crisis.
Synonyms
- Luck: Success or failure brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
- Serendipity: The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- Windfall: An unexpected gain or piece of good fortune, often financial.
Idioms and Phrases
- "To tempt fate/fortune": To take a reckless risk that could provoke bad luck.
- Not backing up your data is tempting fate.
- "Fortune smiles on someone": Someone is experiencing a period of good luck.
- Fortune smiled on the young entrepreneur, and her idea became a global phenomenon.
Noun
- a stroke of luck
- an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes