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fortuity
[ fawr-too-i-tee, -tyoo- ]
noun
- the state or quality of being fortuitous; fortuitous character.
- an accidental occurrence.
- an instance of great luck or good fortune.
fortuity
/ fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ /
noun
- a chance or accidental occurrence
- fortuitousness
- chance or accident
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fortuity1
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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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