failure vs luck

luck vs failure

failure and luck both are nouns.

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

As nouns, luck is a hypernym of failure; that is, luck is a word with a broader meaning than failure:

failure: lack of success
luck: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

Other hypernyms of failure include circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion.

failure (noun)	luck (noun)
an act that fails	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
an unexpected omission	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
lack of success
loss of ability to function normally
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

Difference between failure and luck

Words related to "failure"

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