Webster's Dictionary 1913

3295

Fortress (2)

For″tress, v. t. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Shak.

3296

Fortuitous

For‐tu″i‐tous (?), a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See Fortune.] 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, o...

3297

Fortuity

For‐tu″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. fortuité.] Accident; chance; casualty. D. Forbes (1750).

3298

Fortunate

For″tu‐nate (?; 135), a. [L. fortunatus, p. p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.] 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing s...

3299

Fortunately

For″tu‐nate‐ly, adv. In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.

3300

Fortunateness

For″tu‐nate‐ness, n. The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck; success; happiness.

3301

Fortune

For″tune (fôr″tū̍n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See Bear to support, and cf. Fortuitous.] 1. The arrival of s...

3302

Fortune (2)

For″tune, v. t. [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.] 1. To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to. Chaucer.2. To provide with a fortune. Richardson.3. To...

3303

Fortune (3)

For″tune, v. i. To fall out; to happen.It fortuned the same night that a Christian, serving a Turk in the camp, secretely gave the watchmen warning. Knolles.

3304

Fortuneless

For″tune‐less, a. Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion. Spenser.

3305

Fortunize

For″tun‐ize (?), v. t. To regulate the fortune of; to make happy. Spenser.

3306

Forty

For″ty (fôr″ty̆), a. [OE. forti, fourti, fowerti, AS. feówertig; feówer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel. fjörutīu, Sw. fyratio...

3307

Forty (2)

For″ty, n.; pl.Forties (–tĭz). 1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.

3308

Forty-niner

For′ty–nin″er (?), n. One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in 1849; an argonaut.

3309

Forty-spot

For″ty–spot′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird (Pardalotus quadragintus).

3310

Forum

Fo″rum (?), n.; pl. E. Forums (#), L. Fora (#). [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See Foreign.] 1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tr...

3311

Forwaked

For‐waked″ (? or?), p. p. & a. Tired out with excessive waking or watching. Chaucer.

3312

Forwander

For‐wan″der (?), v. i. To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness.

3313

Forward

For″ward (?), n. [OE., fr. AS. foreweard; fore before + weard a ward. See Ward, n.] An agreement; a covenant; a promise.Tell us a tale anon, as forward is. Chaucer.

3314

Forward (2)

{ For″ward (?), For″wards (?) }, adv. [AS. forweard, foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorwärts. The s is properly a genitive ending. See For, Fore, and -ward, -wards....

3315

Forward (3)

For″ward, a. 1. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.2. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an...

3316

Forward (4)

For″ward (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Forwarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Forwarding.] 1. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growt...

3317

Forwarder

For″ward‐er (?), n. 1. One who forwards or promotes; a promoter. Udall.2. One who sends forward anything; (Com.) one who transmits goods; a forwarding merchant.3. (Bookbinding) ...

3318

Forwarding

For″ward‐ing, n. 1. The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others.2. (Bookbinding) The process of putting a book in...

3319

Forwardly

For″ward‐ly (?), adv. Eagerly; hastily; obtrusively.

3320

Forwardness

For″ward‐ness, n. The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.2. An advanced stage of progress or of...

3321

Forwards (2)

For″wards (?), adv. Same as Forward.