fortuity (noun)
1fortuity — fortuitous ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening by chance rather than design. 2) happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. DERIVATIVES fortuitously adverb fortuitousness noun fortuity noun (pl. fortuities) . ORIGIN Latin fortuitus, from forte …
2fortuity — I noun accident, accidentalness, adventitiousness, adventure, casualness, casualty, chance, chance occurrence, coincidence, contingence, fluke, fortuitousness, happenstance, hazard, occurrence, opportunity, quirk, random luck, randomness,… …
3fortuity — noun (plural ities) Date: circa 1747 1. the quality or state of being fortuitous 2. a chance event or occurrence …
4fortuity — noun a) The state of being fortuitous b) A fortuitous event; an accident …
5fortuity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An unexpected random event: accident, chance, fluke, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard. See CERTAIN, SURPRISE. 2. The quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as… …
6fortuity — /fɔˈtjuəti/ (say faw tyoohuhtee) noun (plural fortuities) 1. fortuitous character; the fact of being accidental or casual. 2. accident or chance. 3. an accidental occurrence. {fortu(itous) + ity} …
7chance — I (fortuity) noun advantage, befalling, casus, circumstance, event, favorable time, fortuitousness, good fortune, happening, occasion, opening, suitable circumstance, time associated concepts: arise by chance, last clear chance II (possibility) …
8fortuitous — [fɔ: tju:ɪtəs] adjective happening by chance rather than intention. ↘informal happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. Derivatives fortuitously adverb fortuitousness noun fortuity noun (plural fortuities). Origi …
9fortuities — fortuitous ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening by chance rather than design. 2) happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. DERIVATIVES fortuitously adverb fortuitousness noun fortuity noun (pl. fortuities) . ORIGIN Latin fortuitus, from forte …
10fortuitous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening by chance rather than design. 2) happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. DERIVATIVES fortuitously adverb fortuitousness noun fortuity noun (pl. fortuities) . ORIGIN Latin fortuitus, from forte …
