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good fortune

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Noun1.good fortune - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
good luck, luckiness
circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "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"
successfulness, prosperity - the condition of prospering; having good fortune
boon, blessing - a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
2.good fortune - a stroke of luck
fluke, good luck
fortune, luck - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
serendipity - good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries


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Having satisfied his mind on that point, he stuck his boat-hook into the beast's back to harvest his good fortune.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
5) Hail, goddess, and give us good fortune with happiness!
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
He had been given one of the handsomest apartments in the most magnificent palace in the world, and you can not wonder that his good fortune astonished and awed him until he grew used to his surroundings.
The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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