fortuitous
11fortuitous — for•tu•i•tous [[t]fɔrˈtu ɪ təs, ˈtyu [/t]] adj. 1) happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter[/ex] 2) lucky; fortunate • Etymology: 1645–55; < L fortuitus, akin to fors, gen. fortis chance, luck for•tu′i•tous•ly, adv.… …
12fortuitous — Not to be confused with fortunate, as it was here: If Mr. Perellas merger assignment was mostly chance, it nevertheless was fortuitous (New York Times). Fortuitous means accidental or by chance, so this sentence is telling us that Mr. Perellas …
13fortuitous — adjective Etymology: Latin fortuitus; akin to Latin fort , fors chance more at fortune Date: 1653 1. occurring by chance 2. a. fortunate, lucky < from a cost standpoint, the company s timing is fortuitous Business Week > b. coming or happening by …
14fortuitous — See felicitous, fortuitous, fortunate See fortuitous, fortunate …
15fortuitous — [[t]fɔː(r)tju͟ːɪtəs, AM tu͟ː [/t]] ADJ GRADED You can describe something as fortuitous if it happens, by chance, to be very successful or pleasant. Their success is the result of a fortuitous combination of circumstances. Syn: lucky …
16fortuitous — adj. Fortuitous is used with these nouns: ↑discovery, ↑timing …
17fortuitous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. casual, chance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. accidental, chance, serendipitous; see accidental . See Synonym Study at accidental . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [for TOO uh tus] …
18fortuitous — for|tu|i|tous [fo:ˈtju:ıtəs US fo:rˈtu: ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: fortuitus, from fors chance, luck ] happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result ▪ The meeting with Jack was fortuitous. >fortuitously… …
19fortuitous — for|tu|i|tous [ fɔr tuıtəs ] adjective FORMAL happening by chance, especially in a way that is lucky or convenient: The timing of her departure was entirely fortuitous. ╾ for|tu|i|tous|ly adverb …
20fortuitous — means by chance; it is not a synonym for fortunate. A fortuitous event may be fortunate, but equally it may not …
