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GOOD LUCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unexpected piece of good luck
Example:
he finally got his big break
Synonyms:
break; good luck; happy chance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("good luck" is a kind of...):
accident; chance event; fortuity; stroke (anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stroke of luck
Synonyms:
fluke; good fortune; good luck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("good luck" is a kind of...):
fortune; luck (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "good luck"):
serendipity (good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
Synonyms:
good fortune; good luck; luckiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("good luck" is a kind of...):
circumstances; destiny; fate; fortune; lot; luck; portion (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "good luck"):
prosperity; successfulness (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)
blessing; boon (a desirable state)
Antonym:
bad luck (an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes)
Context examples:
And if I have good luck, your mother shall have some.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The advantage of the match I felt to be all on her side; and had not the smallest doubt (nor have I now) that there would be a general cry-out upon her extreme good luck.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Nor must I delay too long to bring my writing to an end; for if my narrative has hitherto escaped destruction, it has been by a combination of great prudence and great good luck.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
'Twill be a fine thing to have her married so young to be sure, said she, and I hear he is quite a beau, and prodigious handsome. And I hope you may have as good luck yourself soon,—but perhaps you may have a friend in the corner already.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
The important affair, which many words of preparation ushered in, had been foreseen by them both ever since her brother's arrival; and all that they felt on the occasion was comprehended in a wish for the young people's happiness, with a remark, on the gentleman's side, in favour of Isabella's beauty, and on the lady's, of her great good luck.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Traddles still remained, perhaps, but it was very doubtful; and I had not sufficient confidence in his discretion or good luck, however strong my reliance was on his good nature, to wish to trust him with my situation.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
When this shower of arrows was over, I fell a groaning with grief and pain; and then striving again to get loose, they discharged another volley larger than the first, and some of them attempted with spears to stick me in the sides; but by good luck I had on a buff jerkin, which they could not pierce.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Jupiter is not only the good luck planet but also the planet of healing.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"This is the last time you can summon us," said the leader to Dorothy; "so good-bye and good luck to you."
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Good luck to you and your man, Sir Charles!
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
