n. Fortune; hap; that which happens to a person by chance, conceived as having a real tendency to be favorable or unfavorable, or as if there were an inward connection between a succes sion of fortuitous occurrences having the same character as favorable or unfavorable.n. Good fortune; favorable hap; a supposed something, pertaining to a person, at least for a time, giving to fortuitous events a favorable character; also, in a weakened sense, a fortuitous combination of favorable occurrences.n. An object with which good fortune is thought to be connected; especially, a vessel for holding liquid, as a drinking-cup.n. Synonyms See happy.To be lucky.To make lucky.n. A lock of wool twisted on the finger of a spinner.