Fortuity (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- Coming across the long-lost watch turned up in the garden was purely a result of fortuity.
- Many scientists believe that the creation of penicillin was due to a fortunate fortuity in the lab.
- She considered her discovery of the antique vase a delightful fortuity that added value to her home.
- When a prominent businessperson expressed interest in her fledgling start-up, the young entrepreneur saw it as a marvelous stroke of fortuity.
- The accident of finding her future business partner at a social gathering was an unexpected yet life-changing instance of fortuity.