fortune-telling
fortune-telling noun: the act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.
Noun
fortune-telling (uncountable)
- The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.
- Fortune-telling has been in all countries a gift of the sea-people.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 242
fortune-telling meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Arabic
fortune-telling in Tamil
- குறம்
fortune-telling in Telugu
- fortunetelling, predicting one's future
- సోదె sōde
fortune-telling in Kannada
- ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ಹೇಳುವುದು, ಕಣಿಹೇಳುವುದು
fortune-telling in Arabic
- fortunetelling, predicting one's future
- عَرَافَة ʕarāfa
More languagesFewer languages
- fortune-telling in Vietnamese
- bói, bói toán
- fortune-telling in Myanmar
- ဗေဒင် bedang
Forms of fortune-telling
| alternative form | fortunetelling |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fortune telling |
Questions about fortune-telling
- What does fortune-telling mean?
- Fortune-telling means the act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.
- What is fortune-telling in Tamil?
- Fortune-telling in Tamil is குறம். See Fortune-telling meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fortune-telling?
- Fortune-telling is a noun.
Words near fortune-telling in the dictionary
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