fortune
noun
position in life as determined by wealth.
fortuneless
-
a word derived from
fortune.
Example Sentences
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Is life richer with a fortuneless love match, or with all the wealth in the world and a stable union devoid of romantic passion?
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
"No wonder," he thought, "if, courted by the son of a proud and powerful baron, she can no longer spare a word or look to the poor fortuneless page."
From The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott
He may not have returned either so fortuneless or friendless.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Mayne Reid
What could I, helpless, houseless, fortuneless, be but a weight upon that buoyancy and ambition of eminence which marks superior natures for the superior honours of life.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 by Various
Yes, Lesbia loved this fortuneless knight; but she loved herself and her prospects of promotion still better.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
