fortuity C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /fɔrˈtuːɪti/ UK /fɔːˈtjuːɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a chance occurrence; the quality of happening by accident By sheer fortuity the two old friends met again abroad. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a chance occurrence; the... chanceaccidentserendipitycoincidenceluckhappenstancefluke ↔ Opposites designintentionplan Word family Related forms fortuitousfortunefortunate Etymology AI details From Latin fortuitus ('happening by chance') + -ity, ultimately from fors ('chance, luck'). fortuitus Latin fors Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fortuity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɔrˈtuːɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /fɔːˈtjuːɪti/ ## Meanings 1. a chance occurrence; the quality of happening by accident ## Examples - By sheer fortuity the two old friends met again abroad. ## Synonyms - chance - accident - serendipity - coincidence - luck - happenstance - fluke ## Antonyms - design - intention - plan ## Related Forms - fortuitous - fortune - fortunate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fortuitus - Root: fors ## Etymology From Latin fortuitus ('happening by chance') + -ity, ultimately from fors ('chance, luck'). ## AI Etymology Fortuity comes from Latin fortuitus ('happening by chance') + -ity, ultimately from fors ('chance, luck'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "a chance occurrence; the quality of happening by accident", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin fortuitus and Latin fors. Related words include fortuitous, fortune, fortunate. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown