fortuitousness
expertC2/fɔːrˈtjuːɪtəsnəs/ · for-tu-i-tous-ness
The quality or state of happening or occurring by chance or accident, without any deliberate plan or cause; the condition of being fortuitous.
Meanings
The quality or state of happening or occurring by chance or accident, without any deliberate plan or cause; the condition of being fortuitous.
کسی چیز کا اتفاقاً یا بلا ارادہ وقوع پذیر ہونے کی کیفیت یا حالت؛ اتفاقی پن؛ وہ صفت جس میں کوئی واقعہ محض اتفاق سے رونما ہو، بغیر کسی سوچے سمجھے منصوبے یا سبب کے۔
اتفاقیت
Ittifaqiyyat
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Antonyms
Common Collocations
- sheer fortuitousness
- remarkable fortuitousness
- the fortuitousness of an encounter
- the fortuitousness of events
- mere fortuitousness
- the fortuitousness of timing
- attribute to fortuitousness
Example Sentences
The discovery of penicillin is often cited as an example of sheer fortuitousness in the history of science.
پنسلین کی دریافت کو اکثر سائنس کی تاریخ میں محض اتفاقیت کی ایک مثال کے طور پر پیش کیا جاتا ہے۔
Penisilin ki daryaaft ko aksar science ki taareekh mein mahaz ittifaqiyyat ki ek misaal ke taur par pesh kiya jaata hai.
The philosopher questioned whether the fortuitousness of their meeting could truly explain the depth of their connection.
فلسفی نے سوال اٹھایا کہ آیا ان کی ملاقات کی اتفاقیت واقعی ان کے تعلق کی گہرائی کی وضاحت کر سکتی ہے۔
Falaasafi ne sawaal uthaaya ke aaya un ki mulaaqaat ki ittifaqiyyat waaqai un ke ta'alluq ki gehraai ki wazaahat kar sakti hai.
Critics argued that the success of his career owed more to fortuitousness than to any real talent.
ناقدین نے استدلال کیا کہ اس کے کیریئر کی کامیابی حقیقی صلاحیت سے زیادہ اتفاقیت کی مرہونِ منت ہے۔
Naaqideen ne istidlaal kiya ke us ke career ki kaamyaabi haqeeqi salaahat se zyaada ittifaqiyyat ki marhuun-e-minnat hai.
There is a certain beauty in the fortuitousness of nature — no two snowflakes are shaped by design.
فطرت کی اتفاقیت میں ایک خاص حسن پایا جاتا ہے — کوئی دو برفانی تودے کسی منصوبے سے نہیں بنتے۔
Fitrat ki ittifaqiyyat mein ek khaas husn paaya jaata hai — koi do barfaani tode kisi mansoobe se nahin bante.
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💡 Memory Tip
Break it down: 'fortuit-' sounds like 'for two it' — imagine two people bumping into each other completely by accident at a crossroads. The '-ousness' ending means it's a quality or state. So 'fortuitousness' = the quality of something happening as if two paths accidentally crossed.
Picture a four-leaf clover (🍀) falling from the sky and landing exactly in your open palm — nobody planned it, the wind simply carried it to you. That accidental, unplanned landing perfectly captures the essence of 'fortuitousness'.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
جو ہو جائے بغیر سوچے سمجھے وہی اتفاق ہے زندگی کے اس راز میں پوشیدہ کوئی انتساق ہے
Jo ho jaaye baghair soche samjhe wohi ittifaaq hai Zindagi ke is raaz mein poshida koi intisaaq hai
That which happens without thought or plan — that alone is coincidence; Hidden within this mystery of life lies some deeper order.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
اتفاق میں برکت ہے
Ittifaaq mein barkat hai
There is blessing in coincidence (unity/chance).
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "fortuitus" — happening by chance, accidental
First known use: 17th century
Derived from Latin 'fortuitus', itself from 'fors' meaning 'chance' or 'luck', related to 'fortuna' (fortune). The Latin root traces to 'ferre' (to bear or carry). The English adjective 'fortuitous' appeared in the mid-17th century, and the abstract noun 'fortuitousness' developed from it to describe the quality or state of being accidental or happening by chance. The word has often been mistakenly used to imply good luck due to its resemblance to 'fortunate', but its core meaning is simply 'occurring by chance'.