fortuity

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noun

The state of being fortuitous.

Similar
fortuitousnessluckfelicityfortunegood cessgood fortunegood luckhappiness
Opposite
adversenessunluckinessunfortunatenessadversitybad cess
OriginLatin fortuītus →
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Meanings

nounfortuity (countable and uncountable, plural fortuities)

plural fortuities

  1. uncountableThe state of being fortuitous.

    Synonyms: fortuitousness, luck, felicity, fortune, fortuitousness, good cess, good fortune, good luck · Antonyms: adverseness, unluckiness, unfortunateness, adverseness, adversity, bad cess, bad luck, disadventure

  2. countableA fortuitous event; an accident.

    Synonyms: good fortune, accident, befalling, chance, contingency, casualty · Antonyms: adversity, misfortune, nakba

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being fortuitous.

Similar
fortuitousnessluckfelicityfortunefortuitousnessgood cessgood fortunegood luckhappinessluckadventureaccidentcasualtychancechance-medleyfortunehaphazardjoss
Opposite
adversenessunluckinessunfortunatenessadversenessadversitybad cessbad luckdisadventurehard luckill luckillfaremisadventuremischancemisfortunemishapmislucktough luckunfortunatenessunluckunluckiness

nounA fortuitous event; an accident.

Similar
good fortuneaccidentbefallingchancecontingencycasualty
Opposite
adversitymisfortunenakba

More synonyms by meaning

nounanything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

Similar
accidentstrokechance event
Broader
happeningoccurrenceoccurrent
Also see
accidentbefallingfelicityfortuitousnessfortunegood luckhappinessluckluck of the drawluck of the irishstroke

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfortuītus
  2. Englishfortuity

From fortuitous + -ity, from Latin fortuītus.

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Translations

Bulgarian случайност, непредвиден случай
  • случайност (slučajnost)state of being fortuitous
  • непредвиден случай (nepredviden slučaj)fortuitous event
Chinese Mandarin 偶然性, 偶合性
  • 偶然性 (ǒuránxìng)state of being fortuitous
  • 偶合性 (ǒuhéxìng)state of being fortuitous
  • 偶然事件 (ǒurán shìjiàn)fortuitous event
Finnish onnekkuus, hyväonnisuus
  • onnekkuusstate of being fortuitous
  • hyväonnisuusstate of being fortuitous
  • sattumafortuitous event
  • onnenpotkufortuitous event
French hasard, hasard
  • hasardstate of being fortuitous
  • hasardfortuitous event
German Zufälligkeit, Zufall
  • Zufälligkeitstate of being fortuitous
  • Zufallfortuitous event
Japanese 偶然性, 偶然
  • 偶然性 (gūzensei)state of being fortuitous
  • 偶然 (gūzen)state of being fortuitous
Russian случа́йность, случа́йность
  • случа́йность (slučájnostʹ)state of being fortuitous
  • случа́йность (slučájnostʹ)fortuitous event
  • слу́чай (slúčaj)fortuitous event
Spanish azar, azar
  • azarstate of being fortuitous
  • azarfortuitous event
Cite this entry
APA

fortuity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortuity

MLA

“fortuity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortuity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fortuity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortuity.

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