About The Word Luck
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Luck
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What's The Definition Of Luck?
[n] an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
[n] 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" [n] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Luck: chance | circumstances | destiny | fate | fortune | fortune | hazard | lot | portion Related Terms | Find terms related to Luck: accident | accidentality | actuarial calculation | adventitiousness | blessing | break | bump | calculated risk | capriciousness | casualness | chance | chances | chanciness | changeableness | destiny | erraticism | erraticness | fate | felicity | fickleness | flier | fluke | flukiness | fortuitousness | fortuity | fortunateness | fortune | fortunes | gamble | good fortune | good luck | hap | happenstance | happy chance | happy fortune | hazard | heedless hap | hesitancy | hesitation | hit | how they fall | incalculability | incertitude | indecision | indecisiveness | indemonstrability | indeterminacy | indeterminateness | indetermination | indeterminism | irresolution | law of averages | light | lot | luckiness | meet | moira | occasion | opportunity | play | plunge | principle of indeterminacy | probability | problematicness | random sample | randomness | risk | run of luck | serendipity | smiles of fortune | speculation | statistical probability | stroke of luck | stumble | suspense | suspensefulness | the breaks | theory of probability | tumble | unaccountability | uncertainness | uncertainty | uncertainty principle | undecidedness | undeterminedness | unforeseeableness | unpredictability | unprovability | unsureness | unverifiability | vacillation | venture | whatever comes | whimsicality See Also | bad luck | bad luck | condition | even chance | failure | fluke | good fortune | good fortune | good luck | good luck | ill luck | mischance | misfortune | mishap | phenomenon | providence | serendipity | toss-up | tough luck Luck In Webster's Dictionary \Luck\, n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. gl["u]ck, Icel.
lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to
entice. Cf. 3d {Gleck}.]
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.
If thou dost play with him at any game, Thou art sure
to lose; and of that natural luck, He beats thee
'gainst the odds. --Shak.
{Luck penny}, a small sum given back for luck to one who pays
money. [Prov. Eng.]
{To be in luck}, to receive some good, or to meet with some
success, in an unexpected manner, or as the result of
circumstances beyond one's control; to be fortunate.
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