Webster's definition of LUCK:
a purposeless, unpredictable and uncontrollable force that shapes events favorably or unfavorably for an individual, group or cause
But, as with all abstract words, the meaning of the word varies according to an individual's perspective on life.
Other words that could by synonymous with LUCK:
Fate
Fortune
Karma
Chance
Destiny
It is interesting that a word that seems to mean something so specific can get up and run away from you once you try to pin-point exactly what it does mean. It's an abstract concept. Most of us understand it to mean more or less the same thing and yet . . .
That's probably a metaphor. I've never been a fan of trying to define everything all the time. At least not definitively. It is good to be aware that the meaning of words fluctuate but not to try to contain them in a single definition. That would be like, well trying to hold back the tide. Pointless and impossible.
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