fortuity

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

noun

, plural for·tu·i·ties

1. the state or quality of being fortuitous; fortuitous character.
2. an accidental occurrence.
3. an instance of great luck or good fortune.

fortuity

/ fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ /

noun

1. a chance or accidental occurrence
2. fortuitousness
3. chance or accident

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortuity¹

First recorded in 1740–50; fortuit(ous) + -y ³

Example Sentences

“And the individual’s ability to seek redress for a wrongful prosecution cannot reasonably turn on the fortuity of whether the prosecutor or court happened to explain why the charges were dismissed.”

From Washington Post

Presidents tend to use the fortuity of a Supreme Court appointment to project a vision of what law in America should be.

From New York Times

Illinois turned once more to its ground game — with a dash of fortuity reminiscent of the Oakland Raiders’ infamous ‘Holy Roller’ play — to take its only lead of the game.

From Washington Times

"Sixty million Americans got H1N1 in that period of time, and it's just purely a fortuity that this isn't one of the great mass casualty events in American history," Klain added, according to The Blaze.

From Fox News

“The only salient difference here: the fortuity that the bullet happened to strike Hernández on the Mexican side of the embankment,” Justice Ginsburg wrote.

From New York Times