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1. (adj.) fortuitous
happening or produced by chance; accidental:
a fortuitous encounter.
2. fortuitous
lucky; fortunate.
Etymology: (1645–55; < L fortuitus, akin to fors, gen. fortis chance, luck)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) causeless, fortuitous, uncaused
having no cause or apparent cause
"a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times"
2. (adj) fortuitous
occurring by happy chance
"profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
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1. (adj) fortuitous
happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms
2. (adj) fortuitous
happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes
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