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coincidence vs fortuity

fortuity vs coincidence

coincidence and fortuity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coincidence Yes No No No
fortuity Yes No No No
As nouns, fortuity is a hypernym of coincidence; that is, fortuity is a word with a broader meaning than coincidence:
  • coincidence: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
  • fortuity: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Other hypernyms of coincidence include accident, chance event, stroke.
coincidence (noun) fortuity (noun)
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Difference between coincidence and fortuity

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