Destiny vs. Luck
Difference Between Destiny and Luck
Destiny➦
Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin fatum "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual.
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Luck➦
Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable events. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen all the time, both due to random and non-random natural and artificial processes, and that even improbable events can happen by random chance.
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Destiny➦
the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future
she was unable to control her own destiny
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Luck➦
success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions
they're supposed to bring good luck
it was just luck that the first kick went in
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Destiny➦
The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot.
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Luck➦
chance to find or acquire
he lucked into a disc-jockey job
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Destiny➦
A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control
"Marriage and hanging go by destiny" (Robert Burton).
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Luck➦
The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; fortune
They met one day out of pure luck.
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Destiny➦
The power or agency thought to predetermine events
Destiny brought them together.
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Luck➦
Good fortune or prosperity; success
We wish you luck.
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Destiny➦
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
Death is the destiny of all mortal men.
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Luck➦
One's personal fate or lot
It was just my luck to win a trip I couldn't take.
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Destiny➦
That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
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Luck➦
To gain success or something desirable by chance
lucked into a good apartment.
lucked out in finding that rare book.
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Destiny➦
One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
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Luck➦
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
The raffle is just a matter of luck.
Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.
Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
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Destiny➦
The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
Dara doesn't believe in using dating apps - she insists that destiny will find her other half.
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Luck➦
A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
He blew on the dice for luck.
I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.
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Destiny➦
That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom.
Thither heWill come to know his destiny.
No man of woman born,Coward or brave, can shun his destiny.
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Luck➦
Success.
I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck.
He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike.
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Destiny➦
The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
But who can turn the stream of destiny?
Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.
Marked by the Destinies to be avoided.
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Luck➦
The results of a random number generator.
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Destiny➦
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
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Luck➦
To find something through good fortune; used with into, on, onto or upon.
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Destiny➦
the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman);
we are helpless in the face of Destiny
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Luck➦
That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed casual; a course or series of such events regarded as occurring by chance; chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or hard luck. Luck is often used by itself to mean good luck; as, luck is better than skill; a stroke of luck.
If thou dost play with him at any game,Thou art sure to lose; and of that natural luck,He beats thee 'gainst the odds.
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Destiny➦
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
success that was her portion
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Luck➦
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
success that was her portion
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Luck➦
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;
bad luck caused his downfall
we ran into each other by pure chance
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Luck➦
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome;
it was my good luck to be there
they say luck is a lady
it was as if fortune guided his hand
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