fortuitousness
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- noun
- /fɔrˈtjuːɪtəsnəs/
- Formal
- Documentary fortuitousness? Julianne Moore, now clearly deceased, reappears precisely at the right edge of the frame due to the Doggicam camera movement.
Examples
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The fortuitousness of meeting her old friend at the cafe was a pleasant surprise.
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This distinction between what was mere chance or circumstance (and hence able to be ignored) and what was purposeful or designed (and hence requiring attention) allowed the subject a pacifying account for a broad class of events which otherwise would be alarming, events which he himself can attribute to some form or other of 'fortuitousness'...
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His success in the competition was attributed to the fortuitousness of having the right skills at the right time.
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The fortuitousness of finding a $20 bill on the ground brightened her day.
Synonyms
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A fortunate event that happens by chance
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A lucky event or success that happens by chance
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Good luck that happens by chance, not because you worked for it
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A happy chance event that brings good results
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A state when good things happen by chance
Antonyms
How Lucky
Surface Forms
Morphology
fortuitousness = fortuitous (semi-transparent) = fortuitous + ness
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'fortuitous' using the productive suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
The word fortuitousness comes from the same root as fortune, from a Latin word meaning 'chance' or 'luck'. So fortuitousness is the quality of happening by 'chance' and turning out lucky.