luck

DEFINITIONS OF: luck

“bad luck caused his downfall”

Types:: bad luck, mischance, mishap
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; even chance, toss-up, tossup
an unpredictable phenomenon

Type of:: phenomenon
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

“it was my good luck to be there”

“they say luck is a lady”

Types:: fluke, good fortune, good luck
a stroke of luck; serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

Type of:: phenomenon
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

“the luck of the Irish”

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; good fortune, good luck, luckiness
an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes; providence
a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures; bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes; failure
lack of success; prosperity, successfulness
the condition of prospering; having good fortune; blessing, boon
a desirable state; weakness
the condition of being financially weak; adversity, hard knocks, hardship
a state of misfortune or affliction; gutter, sewer, toilet
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; hard cheese
bad luck; bankruptcy
a state of complete lack of some abstract property; bank failure
the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations; crop failure
the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus; dead duck
something doomed to failure

Type of:: condition
a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

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