luck
- 1) noun, events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune
- 2) noun, success or good fortune
- 3) noun, something considered to bring good luck
- 4) noun, down on one's luck having little or no good luck to the point of suffering hardships
- 5) noun, no such luck unfortunately not
- 6) noun, try one's luck to attempt something that is uncertain ▷ See also luck out
Etymology
C15: from Middle Dutch luc; related to Middle High German gelücke, late Old Norse lukka, lykka
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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success, star, happy, destiny, informal serendipity, advantage, prosperity, break, fortune, lot, chance, accident, fate, hazard, hap (archaic), fortuity, fortunately, fortuitous, opportune, informal blessing, windfall, fluke, godsend