fortuitousness
71fortuitous — [fôr to͞o′ə təs, fôrtyo͞o′ə təs] adj. [L fortuitus < forte, by chance < fors (gen. fortis), chance, luck < IE * bhr̥tis < base * bher , to bring > BEAR1] 1. happening by chance; accidental 2. bringing, or happening by, good luck;… …
72as luck would have it — adverb by good fortune fortunately the weather was good • Syn: ↑fortunately, ↑fortuitously, ↑luckily • Ant: ↑unluckily (for: ↑luckily), ↑ …
73causeless — adjective 1. having no justifying cause or reason a senseless, causeless murder a causeless war that never had an aim an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change • Syn: ↑reasonless • Similar to: ↑unmotivated 2 …
74fortuitous — adj. due to or characterized by chance; accidental, casual. Derivatives: fortuitously adv. fortuitousness n. Etymology: L fortuitus f. forte by chance …
75fortuity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a chance occurrence. 2 accident or chance; fortuitousness …
76precariousness — noun 1. extreme dangerousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑precarious • Hypernyms: ↑dangerousness 2. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance the uncertainty of the outcome the precariousness of his income …
77uncaused — adjective having no cause or apparent cause (Freq. 1) a causeless miracle fortuitous encounters strange accidents of fortune we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times • Syn: ↑causeless, ↑fortuitous …
78uncertainness — noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance the uncertainty of the outcome the precariousness of his income • Syn: ↑uncertainty, ↑precariousness • Ant: ↑certainty (for: ↑ …
79chanciness — sēnə̇s, in noun ( es) : uncertainty or risk due to chance : fortuitousness * * * chancˈiness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑chance …
