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Plural of fortune

regular plural

The plural of fortune is fortunes.

Forms of fortune

Singularfortune /ˈfɔːtjuːn/
Pluralfortunes /ˈfɔː(ɹ).tjuːnz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Fortunes in a sentence

  • His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.From the entry south
  • But his joy was short-lived, for his fortunes soon changed.From the entry short-lived
  • The Tobacco Lords were a group of Scottish merchants and slave traders who in the 18th century made enormous fortunes by trading in tobacco.From the entry lord
  • Forty minutes and some change later, Georgia Tech flipped its fortunes with furiosity.2021 March 22, Brandon Sudge, “Tech women escape upset”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, volume 73, number 81, page C8, column 1. From the entry furiosity
  • Turning large fortunes into public assets for the good of mankind was a huge project.2014, Olivier Zunz, “The Coming of Mass Philanthropy”, in Philanthropy in America: A History (Politics and Society in Twentieth-century…. From the entry philanthropy

Meaning of fortune

  1. noun Destiny, especially favorable.
  2. noun A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
  3. noun A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

Full definition of fortune

Questions about the plural of fortune

What is the plural of fortune?
The plural of fortune is fortunes.
Is fortune countable?
Fortune is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fortune (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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