fortuity
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for·tu·i·ty
(fôr-to͞o′ĭ-tē, -tyo͞o′-)n. pl. for·tu·i·ties
1. A chance occurrence or event.
2. The quality or condition of being fortuitous.
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fortuity
(fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. a chance or accidental occurrence
2. fortuitousness
3. chance or accident
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for•tu•i•ty
(fɔrˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu-)n., pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being fortuitous.
2. a fortuitous occurrence.
[1740–50]
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fortuity
a chance event, discovery, or occurrence. — fortuitousness, n. — fortuitous, adj.
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Noun | 1. | fortuity - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" hap - an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" coincidence, happenstance - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental lottery - something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them" |
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fortuity
noun1. An unexpected random event:
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