fortuin

Definitions of fortuin
  1. noun
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
    synonyms: bof, geluk, mazzel, zwijn, zwijntje
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    bof, dikoor, geluk, mazzel, zwijn, zwijntje
    a stroke of luck
    serendipisme, serendipiteit
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
    type of:
    fenomeen, manifestatie, verschijnsel
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  2. noun
    a stroke of luck
    synonyms: bof, dikoor, geluk, mazzel, zwijn, zwijntje
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    types:
    serendipisme, serendipiteit
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
    type of:
    bof, geluk, mazzel, zwijn, zwijntje
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
  3. noun
    wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
    synonyms: kapitaal
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    corpus, corpus delicti, hoofdsom
    capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
    patrimonie, patrimonium
    a church endowment
  4. noun
    an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    synonyms: fatum, lot, lotsbeschikking, lotsbestel, noodlot, providentie, voorbeschikking, voorbestemming, voorzienigheid
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    karma
    (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
    kismet
    (Islam) the will of Allah
    type of:
    gebeurde, gebeurtenis, geschiedenis, ontwikkeling, voorval
    an event that happens
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