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Fortuitousness

Fortuitous \For*tu"i*tous\, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See Fortune.]

  1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.

    It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed.
    --Robertson.

    So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole.
    --Hazlitt.

  2. (LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.
    --Abbott.

    Syn: Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See Accidental. -- For*tu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- For*tu"i*tous*ness, n.

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fortuitousness

n. The quality of being fortuitous

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fortuitousness

n. the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance

Usage examples of "fortuitousness".

When the chair called and Zulma handed me the phone, I had never been more surprised by what I took then to be the fortuitousness of drinking.