fortunetelling

or for·tune-tell·ing

[ fawr-chuhn-tel-ing ]

noun

1. the act or practice of predicting the future.

adjective

1. engaged in or used for fortunetelling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortunetelling¹

First recorded in 1550–60; fortune + tell ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Then one day a fortunetelling machine called the Morpho appears in the general store, promising to reveal one’s true potential.

From New York Times

A few miles away, throngs of young people lining the streets of the old town peddled cheap fortunetelling, as pulsing music poured out of nearby bars.

From New York Times

A married fortunetelling couple is haunted by a demon after a suspicious customer enters their store.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s some irony in the fact that the founders of a Seattle fortunetelling startup were entirely unaware of their own looming legal misfortunes.

From Seattle Times

It was also influenced by the Zoltar fortunetelling machines that were once common attractions at boardwalks and arcades, she said.

From New York Times