luck
n 1: 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" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny},
{fate}, {lot}, {circumstances}, {portion}]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event
to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused
his downfall"; "it was a chance meeting" [syn: {fortune},
{chance}, {hazard}]
3: 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" [syn: {fortune}]