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fortuity vs coincidence

coincidence vs fortuity

fortuity and coincidence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fortuity Yes No No No
coincidence Yes No No No
As nouns, coincidence is a hyponym of fortuity; that is, coincidence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fortuity:
  • fortuity: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
  • coincidence: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Other hyponyms of fortuity include hap, break, good luck, happy chance, happenstance, lottery.
fortuity (noun) coincidence (noun)
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
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 fortuity and coincidence

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