Fortune
Fortune noun - Success that is partly the result of chance.
Usage example: in a streak of good fortune, she won the lottery twice that year
Nearby Words: fortunate, fortuneless, fortuned
Misfortune
Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.
Usage example: our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet
How words are described
| old | old fortune | old misfortune |
| good | good fortune | good misfortune |
| particular | particular fortune | particular misfortune |
| sheer | sheer fortune | sheer misfortune |
| Other adjectives: simple, small, massive, extreme, great, outrageous, bad, terrible, personal, supernatural, new, incredible, immense, greater, eventual, said, recent. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Ryan Reynolds had the fortune/misfortune of coming along when Hollywood had a dearth of young leading males.
Source: Hollywood Hype Machine -
As Momiji describes the balance between fortune and misfortune, Vegetto and Vegeta pop up.
Source: Manga / Binbō-gami ga! -
Every time it looks like it might either be getting better, or he might hit rock bottom, or he has any kind of fortune or misfortune whatsoever, something happens to Ash.
Source: Franchise / Evil Dead
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