FORTUITY

accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fortuity (countable and uncountable, plural fortuities)

(uncountable) The state of being fortuitous.

(countable) A fortuitous event; an accident.

Source: Wiktionary


For*tu"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fortuité.]

Definition: Accident; chance; casualty. D. Forbes (1750).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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