fortune

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• “bad luck caused his downfall”
• “we ran into each other by pure chance”

a large amount of wealth or prosperity

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”

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”