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fortuity

[ fawr-too-i-tee, -tyoo- ]

noun

, plural for·tu·i·ties
  1. the state or quality of being fortuitous; fortuitous character.
  2. an accidental occurrence.
  3. an instance of great luck or good fortune.


fortuity

/ fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ /

noun

  1. a chance or accidental occurrence
  2. fortuitousness
  3. chance or accident


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortuity1

First recorded in 1740–50; fortuit(ous) + -y 3

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Example Sentences

For most people, their making it involves no luck, no fortuity, no assistance from barely visible yet ever-present forces.

But if the circumstance was a mere fortuity, the way the GOP used Ground Zero to its benefit was very much a matter of design.

It all rested on the fortuity of her getting five minutes alone with him.

His succession to the throne was rather a fortuity than the result of hereditary claim.

But such a chance, such an absolute and actual fortuity, is a chimera which never occurs in nature.

In the Bible there is no fortuity: a great secret was hidden here.

Let us change the situation then, but let us change it thoroughly, and so that its fortuity becomes powerless, and a law!

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