Definitions for fortuitous
fɔrˈtu ɪ təs, -ˈtyu-for·tu·itous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. causeless, fortuitous, uncausedadjective

   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. fortuitousadjective

   occurring by happy chance

   "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fortuitousadjective

   Happening by chance; coincidental or accidental.

2. fortuitousadjective

   Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.

3. fortuitousadjective

   Happening independently of human will.

4. Etymology: From fortuitus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FORTUITOUSadjective

   Accidental; casual; happening by chance.

   Etymology: fortuit, French; fortuitus, Lat.

   A wonder then it must be, that there should be any man found so stupid as to persuade himself that this most beautiful world could be produced by the fortuitous concourse of atoms. John Ray, on the Creation.

   If casual concourse did the world compose,
   And things and acts fortuitous arose,
   Then any thing might come from any thing;
   For how from chance can constant order spring. Richard Blackmore.

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1. fortuitous

   Fortuitous refers to something happening by chance, usually in a favorable way or involving good fortune or luck. It describes an event that occurs unexpectedly and brings about a positive outcome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Fortuitousadjective

   happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms

2. Fortuitousadjective

   happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Fortuitous

   for-tū′i-tus, adj. happening by chance.—ns. Fortū′itism; Fortū′itist.—adv. Fortū′itously.—ns. Fortū′itousness, Fortū′ity. [L. fortuitus.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortuitous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortuitous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fortuitous in a Sentence

1. Alan Keenan:

   The fact it is politically helpful to the new government - in that it weakens the chances of the Rajapaksas coming back - is also fortuitous but it shouldn't be the primary motivation.

2. Eric Hoffer:

   However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies, we remain at the bottom convinced that in human affairs everything in more or less fortuitous. We do not even believe in the inevitability of our own death. Hence the difficulty of deciphering the present, of detecting the seeds of things to come as they germinate before our eyes. We are not attuned to seeing the inevitable.

3. George McBride:

   The early movers in cannabis that listed their stocks a few years ago did so at a fortuitous time and were able to raise a lot of money astronomically fast. But they grew very quickly and now sales have not matched investor expectations.

4. Alex Gansa:

   Now that the inauguration has happened, things have gotten even more contentious between Trump and the intelligence community, which is what our whole season was about crazily enough, so some of it was fortuitous and some of it was terrifying, but it is what it is.

5. Carey Mulligan:

   I think it' s overdue telling this story, I think it's taken 100 years to tell this story, which seems crazy because it is the story of our basic civil rights, all these conversations that are happening about the gender pay gap and woman's rights and woman's issues are overdue as well. It all seems to be coming to a head at the same time, which is fortuitous.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fortuitous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fortuitous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fortuitous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortuitous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fortuitous