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Definitions for Fortuitous
[1] happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
[2] lucky; fortunate: a series of fortuitous events that advanced her career.
[3] happening by chance, esp by a lucky chance; unplanned; accidental
Words related to Fortuitous
unforeseen, random, odd, fortunate, serendipitous, arbitrary, casual, chance, contingent, fluke, fluky, haphazard, happy, incidental, unplanned, providential
Words nearby Fortuitous
fortnight, fortnightly, fortran, fortress, fortuitism, fortuitous, fortuity, fortuna, fortunate, fortunately, fortune
Origin of Fortuitous
1645–55; < Latin fortuitus, fortuītus, equivalent to fortu- (u-stem base, otherwise unattested, akin to fors, genitive fortis chance, luck) + -itus, -ītus adj. suffix (for formation cf. gratuitous); see -ous
Words that may be confused with Fortuitous
felicitous, fortuitous, fortunate, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Fortuitous
for·tu·i·tous·ly , adverb
for·tu·i·tous·ness , noun
non·for·tu·i·tous , adjective
non·for·tu·i·tous·ly , adverb
non·for·tu·i·tous·ness , noun
un·for·tu·i·tous , adjective
un·for·tu·i·tous·ly , adverb
un·for·tu·i·tous·ness , noun
Word origin for Fortuitous
C17: from Latin fortuitus happening by chance, from forte by chance, from fors chance, luck
Synonyms for Fortuitous
fortunate, odd, random, serendipitous, unforeseen, arbitrary, casual, chance, contingent, fluke, fluky, haphazard, happy, incidental, luck in, luck out, lucky-dog, providential, unplanned