Webster's Dictionary 1828

1972

FORTILAGE

FORTILAGE, noun A little fort; a blockhouse. [Not used.]

1973

FORTIN

FORTIN, noun A little fort; a field fort; a sconce.

1974

FORTITUDE

FOR'TITUDE, noun [Latin fortitudo, from fortis, strong.]That strength or firmness of mind or soul which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bea...

1975

FORTLET

FORTLET, noun A little fort.

1976

FORTNIGHT

FORT'NIGHT, noun fort'nit. The space of fourteen days; two weeks.

1977

FORTRESS

FOR'TRESS, noun1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock...

1978

FORTRESSED

FOR'TRESSED, adjective Defended by a fortress; protected; secured.

1979

FORTUITOUS

FORTU'ITOUS, adjective [Latin fortuitus, from the root of fors, forte, fortuna. The primary sense is to come, to fall, to happen. See Fare.]Accidental; casual; happening by chan...

1980

FORTUITOUSLY

FORTU'ITOUSLY, adverb Accidentally; casually; by chance.

1981

FORTUITOUSNESS

FORTU'ITOUSNESS, noun The quality of being accidental; accident; chance.

1982

FORTUNATE

FOR'TUNATE, adjective [Latin fortunatus. See Fortune.1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some unexpected good; as a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of ...

1983

FORTUNATELY

FOR'TUNATELY, adverb Luckily; successfully; happily; by good fortune, or favorable chance or issue.

1984

FORTUNATENESS

FOR'TUNATENESS, noun Good luck; success; happiness.

1985

FORTUNE

FOR'TUNE, noun [Latin fortuna, fero or porto, tempestivus. See Hour and Time.]1. Properly, chance; accident; luck; the arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner. Hen...

1986

FORTUNE-HUNTER

FOR'TUNE-HUNTER, noun A man who seeks to marry a woman with a large portion, with a view to enrich himself.

1987

FORTUNEBOOK

FOR'TUNEBOOK, noun A book to be consulted to discover future events.

1988

FORTUNED

FOR'TUNED, adjective Supplied by fortune.

1989

FORTUNELESS

FOR'TUNELESS, adjective Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion.

1990

FORTUNETELL

FOR'TUNETELL, verb transitive To tell or pretend to tell the future events of one's life; to reveal futurity.

1991

FORTUNETELLER

FOR'TUNETELLER, noun One who tells or pretends to foretell the events of one's life; an impostor who deceives people by pretending to a knowledge of future events.

1992

FORTUNETELLING

FOR'TUNETELLING, participle present tense Telling the future events of one's life.FOR'TUNETELLING, noun The act or practice of foretelling the future fortune or events of one's ...

1993

FORTUNIZE

FOR'TUNIZE, verb transitive To regulate the fortune of. [Not in use.]

1994

FORTY

FOR'TY, adjective [See Four.]1. Four times ten.2. An indefinite number; a colloquial use. A, B and C, and forty more.

1995

FORUM

FO'RUM, noun [Latin See Fair.]1. In Rome, a public place, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people; also, a market place. Hence,2. A tribunal; a ...

1996

FORWANDER

FORWANDER, verb intransitive To wander away; to rove wildly. [Not used.]

1997

FORWARD

FOR'WARD, adverb [Latin versus; directed to the forepart. Forwards is also used, but it is a corruption.]Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; progressively; oppose...

1998

FORWARDED

FOR'WARDED, participle passive Advanced; promoted; aided in progress; quickened; sent onward; transmitted.