fortuitousness

/fɔɹˈtuɪtəsnəs/ noun

The quality of being fortuitous.

Word Origin Fortuitousness comes from fortuitous, which is from Latin fors 'chance, luck.' The root is PIE *bher- 'to carry' — the idea that chance 'carries' events. Fortuitous means 'happening by chance,' and fortuitousness is the quality of being fortuitous. The same root gives us fortune (what chance brings), fortunate, and misfortune. So fortuitousness is the randomness of luck.

noun The quality of being fortuitous. countable

The fortuitousness of their meeting changed both of their lives forever.

(名词) 偶然性;巧合性

他们偶然的相遇永远改变了彼此的生活。

(sustantivo) casualidad; lo fortuito; contingencia [La cualidad de ser fortuito; casualidad.]

Lo fortuito de su encuentro cambió la vida de ambos para siempre.

(nom) caractère fortuit; hasard; contingence [Caractère de ce qui est fortuit, dû au hasard et souvent favorable.]

La fortuitousness de leur rencontre a changé leur vie à tous les deux pour toujours.

(Substantiv) Zufälligkeit; Glücksfall [Die Eigenschaft, zufällig und glücklich oder vorteilhaft zu sein; günstiger Zufall.]

Die **fortuitousness** ihres Treffens veränderte beide Leben für immer.

(名詞) 偶然に起こること。特に、幸運なめぐり合わせによって予期せず起こること。

二人が出会った偶然のめぐり合わせが、両者のその後の人生を大きく変えた。

(substantivo) acaso; casualidade; eventualidade [A qualidade de ser fortuito ou inesperado.]

O caráter fortuito do encontro deles mudou a vida de ambos para sempre.

Word parts: fortuit + ous + ness

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