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fortuned

fortuned adjective: having a (with a descriptive word, particular kind of) fortune (“destiny; wealth”). Also the simple past and past participle of fortune.

Adjective

fortuned (comparative more fortuned, superlative most fortuned)

  1. Having a (with a descriptive word, particular kind of) fortune (“destiny; wealth”).
    • When the broken-fortun'd Peer goes into the City to marry a rich Tradeſman's Daughter, be he Duke or Earl, does not his Consort immediately become ennobled by his Choice?1741, [Samuel Richardson], “Tuesday Morning, the Sixth of My Happiness”, in Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded. […], 3rd edition, volume II, London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […]; and J. Osborn, […], →OCLC...

Also used as

fortuned is also the simple past and past participle of fortune.

Forms of fortuned

comparativemore fortuned
superlativemost fortuned

Origin of fortuned

From fortune + -ed.

Words formed from fortuned

Questions about fortuned

What does fortuned mean?
Fortuned means having a (with a descriptive word, particular kind of) fortune (“destiny; wealth”).
What part of speech is fortuned?
Fortuned is an adjective.

Words near fortuned in the dictionary

  1. fortune-teller
  2. fortune-tellers
  3. fortune-telling
  4. fortune-tells
  5. fortune-told
  6. fortuned
  7. fortuneless
  8. fortunes
  9. fortuneteller
  10. fortunetellers
  11. fortunetelling

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