luck

Speech parts

1. luck - Noun

2. luck - Verb

3. Luck - Proper noun

Meaning

That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed casual; a course or series of such events regarded as occurring by chance; chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or hard luck. Luck is often used for good luck; as, luck is better than skill.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chance fortune hap fate destiny fortuitousness circumstances providence portion lot blessing hazard good luck windfall happenstance
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Antonyms

bede bane hoodoo judgment day design plan
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Hypernyms

condition phenomenon

Hyponyms

providence stroke failure misfortune mishap fluke

Phrases with the word

as luck would have it just my luck out of luck bit of luck down on one's luck be in luck

Examples

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish. Ovid

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? Jean Cocteau

Good luck beats early rising. Irish Proverb

Go and wake up your luck. Persian Proverb

He who does not venture has no luck. Mexican Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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