An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another.

synonyms: chance, hazard, luck.

Roget 156: chance, indetermination, accident, fortune, hazard, hap, haphazard, chance medley, random, luck, raccroc^†, casualty, contingence, adventure, hit; fate etc. (necessity) 601; equal chance; lottery; tombola^†; toss up etc. 621; turn of the table, turn of the cards; hazard of the die, chapter of accidents, fickle finger of fate; cast of the dice, throw of the dice; heads or tails, flip of a coin, wheel of Fortune; sortes^†, sortes Virgilianae^†.    probability, possibility, odds; long odds, run of luck; accidentalness; main chance, odds on, favorable odds.    contingency, dependence (uncertainty) 475; situation (circumstance) 8.    statistics, theory of Probabilities, theory of Chances; bookmaking; assurance; speculation, gaming etc. 621.    ... show more

Roget 803: wealth, riches, fortune, handsome fortune, opulence, affluence; good circumstances, easy circumstances; independence; competence etc. (sufficiency) 639; solvency.    provision, livelihood, maintenance; alimony, dowry; means, resources, substance; property etc. 780; command of money.    income etc. 810; capital, money; round sum etc. (treasure) 800; mint of money, mine of wealth, El Dorado [Sp.], bonanza, Pacatolus, Golconda, Potosi.    long purse, full purse, well lined purse, heavy purse, deep pockets; purse of Fortunatus [Lat.]; embarras de richesses [Fr.].    pelf, Mammon, lucre, filthy lucre; loaves and fishes^†.    rich man, moneyed man, warm man; man of substance; capitalist, millionaire, tippybob [Slang], Nabob, Croesus, idas, Plutus, Dives, Timon of Athens^†; Timocracy, Plutocracy; Danae.    ... show more

Dutch: risico, onheilsdreiging, dreiging, kans

A large amount of wealth or prosperity.

Dutch: fortuin, geluk
Polish: pieniądze, majątek

An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome:
— It was as if fortune guided his hand.

synonym: luck.

Dutch: lot, bof, fortuin, geluk, mazzel, zwijn, zwijntje

Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you):
— Whatever my fortune may be.

synonyms: circumstances, destiny, fate, lot, luck, portion.

Dutch: geluk, toedracht