English noun: luck | |||
1. | luck (state) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bad luck, failure, good fortune, good luck, ill luck, luckiness, misfortune, providence, tough luck | ||
2. | luck (phenomenon) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another | ||
Samples | Bad luck caused his downfall. We ran into each other by pure chance. | ||
Synonyms | chance, fortune, hazard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phenomenon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bad luck, even chance, mischance, mishap, toss-up, tossup | ||
3. | luck (phenomenon) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome | ||
Samples | It was my good luck to be there. They say luck is a lady. It was as if fortune guided his hand. | ||
Synonyms | fortune | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phenomenon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fluke, good fortune, good luck | ||