fortuity
noun
for·tu·i·ty fȯr-ˈtü-ə-tē 
-ˈtyü-,
fər-
plural fortuities
1
: the quality or state of being fortuitous
2
: a chance event or occurrence
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity. 
Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021 Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021 Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
circa 1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1
fortuity
noun
as in fortuitousness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fortuitousness
- accident
- randomness
- uncertainty
- circumstance
- hap
- luck
- hazard
- happenstance
- chance
- fluke
- haphazardry
- casualty
- destiny
- happenchance
- fate
- risk
- danger
- peril
- doom
- fortune
- lot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- purpose
- intention
- intent
- plan
- design
- scheme
- outline