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fortuity

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for·tu·i·ty  (fôr-t-t, -ty-)
n. pl. for·tu·i·ties
1. A chance occurrence or event.
2. The quality or condition of being fortuitous.

fortuity [fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. a chance or accidental occurrence
2. fortuitousness
3. chance or accident

fortuity
a chance event, discovery, or occurrence. — fortuitousness, n. — fortuitous, adj.
See also: Chance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fortuityfortuity - 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"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
hap - an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
happy chance, break, good luck - an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
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"
Translations
fortuity [fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ] naccidentalità
fortuity [fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ] naccidentalità


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As the tears subside a little, and with her head leaning backward at the angle that will not injure her bonnet, she endures that terrible moment when grief, which has made all things else a weariness, has itself become weary; she looks down pensively at her bracelets, and adjusts their clasps with that pretty studied fortuity which would be gratifying to her mind if it were once more in a calm and healthy state.
 
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