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Adventitiousness — Adventitious Ad ven*ti tious, a. [L. adventitius.] 1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign. [1913 Webster] To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adventitiousness — Adventitious, in botany, refers to structures that develop in an unusual place, and in medicine, it refers to conditions acquired after birth. This article discusses adventitious roots, buds and shoots, which are very common in vascular… … Wikipedia
adventitiousness — See adventitiously. * * * … Universalium
adventitiousness — noun the degree to which a thing is adventitious … Wiktionary
adventitiousness — n. haphazardness, accidentalness; transitiveness, impermanence … English contemporary dictionary
adventitiousness — ad·ven·ti·tious·ness … English syllables
adventitiousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being adventitious … Useful english dictionary
adventitious — adventitiously, adv. adventitiousness, n. /ad veuhn tish euhs/, adj. 1. associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic. 2. Bot., Zool. appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root. [1595 1605; … Universalium
accident — ac·ci·dent n: an unexpected usu. sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the… … Law dictionary
fortuity — I noun accident, accidentalness, adventitiousness, adventure, casualness, casualty, chance, chance occurrence, coincidence, contingence, fluke, fortuitousness, happenstance, hazard, occurrence, opportunity, quirk, random luck, randomness,… … Law dictionary
