Word: Luck

Pronunciation

/lʌk/

Definitions

• Noun: The force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person’s life, viewed as a positive or negative outcome from chance or beyond one’s control; fortune or prosperity. For example: “She attributed her success to a combination of hard work and good luck.”
• Noun: A fortunate happening or event; an instance of having good luck. For example: “Finding a $20 bill on the street was a stroke of luck.”
• Verb (usually in the form ‘to luck out’): To have unexpected good fortune or success by chance. For example: “We really lucked out with the weather on our wedding day.”

Phrases

• “Best of luck”: A phrase wishing someone the most favorable outcome in a situation.
• “Beginner’s luck”: When a novice experiences unexpected success in their first attempt at something.
• “Down on your luck”: A phrase describing someone who is experiencing a run of bad fortune.
• “As luck would have it”: An expression used when something happens by chance in a way that is convenient or beneficial.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “His lack of luck in finding a job was beginning to weigh heavily on him.”
• Verb: “I managed to catch the last train home – I really lucked out tonight.”

Synonyms

• Fortune
• Chance
• Happenstance
• Serendipity
• Good fortune
• Misfortune (for negative outcomes)
• Fortuitousness
• providence