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luck

  • noun
  • /lʌk/

Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.

Example

“The raffle is just a matter of luck.”

Other meanings

  1. A favourable chance occurrence.

  2. A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.

    “He blew on the dice for luck.”

Synonyms

  • fortune
  • destiny
  • fate
  • lot
  • circumstances
  • portion

Related words

  • luckbox
  • lucker
  • luckful
  • luckling
  • lucksome
  • misluck
  • potluck
  • as luck may have it
  • as luck would have it
  • be in luck
  • beginner's luck
  • best of luck

Example sentences

  • “Black cats have always been good luck for me.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Good luck and good day!”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “Your luck just ran out.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "luk".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “luck” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.