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- [fawr-too-i-tuh s, -tyoo-]
- /fɔrˈtu ɪ təs, -ˈtyu-/
- /fɔːˈtjuː.ɪ.təs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-too-i-tuh s, -tyoo-]
- /fɔrˈtu ɪ təs, -ˈtyu-/
Definitions of fortuitous word
- adjective fortuitous happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter. 1
- adjective fortuitous lucky; fortunate: a series of fortuitous events that advanced her career. 1
- noun fortuitous Fortuitous has developed in sense from “happening by chance” to “happening by lucky chance” to simply “lucky, fortunate.” This development was probably influenced by the similarity of fortuitous to fortunate and perhaps to felicitous: A fortuitous late-night snowfall made for a day of great skiing. Many object to the use of fortuitous to mean simply “fortunate” and insist that it should be limited to its original sense of “accidental.” In modern standard use, however, fortuitous almost always carries the senses both of accident or chance and luck or fortune. It is infrequently used in its sense of “accidental” without the suggestion of good luck, and even less frequently in the sense “lucky” without at least a suggestion of accident or chance: A fortuitous encounter with a former schoolmate led to a new and successful career for the artist. 1
- noun fortuitous Happening by accident or chance rather than design. 1
- adjective fortuitous by chance 1
- adjective fortuitous lucky 1
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Origin of fortuitous
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Fortuitous
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fortuitous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fortuitous
adj fortuitous
- unforeseen — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- random — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- odd — differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
- fortunate — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
adjective fortuitous
- accidental — An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
- unexpected — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
Antonyms for fortuitous
adj fortuitous
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- intentional — done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
- unlucky — (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
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