fortuity (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *fortuity*:
NOUN	event	fortuity, accident, stroke, chance event	anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

English > *fortuity*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
Example	"it was due to an accident or fortuity"
Synonyms	accident, stroke, chance event
Narrower	break, good luck, happy chance	An unexpected piece of good luck
	coincidence, happenstance	An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
	hap	An accidental happening
	lottery	Something that is regarded as a chance event
Broader	happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event	An event that happens
Spanish	accidente, azar, casualidad, coincidencia
Catalan	accident, atzar, casualitat, coincidència

HyperDic: fortuity