fortuity
[fawr-too-i-tee, -tyoo-]
noun, plural for·tu·i·ties for 2, 3.
the state or quality of being fortuitous; fortuitous character.
an accidental occurrence.
an instance of great luck or good fortune.
Origin of fortuity
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Contemporary Examples of fortuity
For most people, their making it involves no luck, no fortuity, no assistance from barely visible yet ever-present forces.
Historical Examples of fortuity
It all rested on the fortuity of her getting five minutes alone with him.
The HighgraderWilliam MacLeod Raine
In the Bible there is no fortuity: a great secret was hidden here.
The Magic of the Middle AgesViktor Rydberg
And in some cases consideration only increases the fortuity of its results.
The MountebankWilliam J. Locke
Indoors Kirkwood faced unhappily the enigma of fortuity, wondering: Was this by any possibility Number 9?
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
The permanency and durability of books is largely a matter of relativity and fortuity.
The Reign of the ManuscriptPerry Wayland Sinks
fortuity
noun plural -ties
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