fortuity

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

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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

First recorded in 1740–50; fortuit(ous) + -y³

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Related Words for fortuity

accident, fortune, blessing, kismet, fluke, happenstance, luck

Examples from the Web for fortuity

Contemporary Examples of fortuity

For most people, their making it involves no luck, no fortuity, no assistance from barely visible yet ever-present forces.
How Robert Nozick Turned on Robert Nozick
Michael Tomasky
May 22, 2012

Historical Examples of fortuity

It all rested on the fortuity of her getting five minutes alone with him.
The Highgrader
William MacLeod Raine
In the Bible there is no fortuity: a great secret was hidden here.
The Magic of the Middle Ages
Viktor Rydberg
And in some cases consideration only increases the fortuity of its results.
The Mountebank
William J. Locke
Indoors Kirkwood faced unhappily the enigma of fortuity, wondering: Was this by any possibility Number 9?
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
The permanency and durability of books is largely a matter of relativity and fortuity.
The Reign of the Manuscript
Perry Wayland Sinks

British Dictionary definitions for fortuity

fortuity

noun plural -ties

a chance or accidental occurrence
fortuitousness
chance or accident

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Word Origin and History for fortuity

1747, from fortuitous + -ity.