fortuity
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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How to use fortuity in a sentence
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.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineHis succession to the throne was rather a fortuity than the result of hereditary claim.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 | Mary Frances CusackBut such a chance, such an absolute and actual fortuity, is a chimera which never occurs in nature.
Theodicy | G. W. Leibniz
In the Bible there is no fortuity: a great secret was hidden here.
The Magic of the Middle Ages | Viktor RydbergLet us change the situation then, but let us change it thoroughly, and so that its fortuity becomes powerless, and a law!
The Ego and His Own | Max Stirner
British Dictionary definitions for fortuity
/ (fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ) /
a chance or accidental occurrence
fortuitousness
chance or accident
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