fortuity

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

/ fɔrˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu- /

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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.

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Origin of fortuity

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

Words nearby fortuity

Fort Stewart, Fort Sumter, Fort Thomas, fortuitism, fortuitous, fortuity, Fortuna, fortunate, fortunately, fortune, fortune cookie

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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.
How Robert Nozick Turned on Robert Nozick|Michael Tomasky|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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.
Ground Zero's Politics Are Over|Michael Tomasky|May 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It all rested on the fortuity of her getting five minutes alone with him.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
His 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 Cusack

But 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 Rydberg
Let 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

fortuity

/ (fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a chance or accidental occurrence

fortuitousness

chance or accident

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