luck vs failure

failure vs luck

luck and failure both are nouns.

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

As nouns, failure is a hyponym of luck; that is, failure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than luck:

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

Other hyponyms of luck include good fortune, good luck, luckiness, providence, bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck.

luck (noun)	failure (noun)
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	an act that fails
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome	an unexpected omission
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)	an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
	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 luck and failure

Words related to "failure"

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