Effect and Fortune

Effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Fortune and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fortune" instead the word "Effect" as a noun or a verb.

Fortune noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.

Usage example: it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king

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Effect and fortune are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead the word "Fortune" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: fortunate, fortuneless, fortuned

good	good effect	good fortune
full	full effect	full fortune
special	special effect	special fortune
original	original effect	original fortune
Other adjectives: real, great, huge, little, bad, ill, unique, significant, greater.

Ancient oracles might also have had a psychologist-effect, instead of being just mere fortune-tellers.

Source: Placebo Eureka Moment
But Be Careful What You Wish For is in full effect here: Though he has the fame and fortune he desired, he's now estranged from his family and has no friends.

Source: Misfortune Cookie
After learning his singing doesn't have any effect on the weather, he runs away to seek his fortune as a rich rock star.

Source: Western Animation / Rock-A-Doodle

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