chance vs luck

chance and luck both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but luck is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but luck is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
luck	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chance and luck are synonyms defined as:

chance and luck: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

Other synonyms of chance include fortune, hazard.

chance (noun)	luck (noun)
a risk involving danger	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	luck (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	luck (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

Difference between chance and luck

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