fortuitous
Happening by fortune or chanceHappening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental.
» The fortuitous coincidence of circumstances led to an unexpected collaboration.
Meaning
3 sensesHappening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental.
Happening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental.
Happening by good fortune or success; fortunate, lucky.
durch glücklichen Zufall (einen), glücklich, glücklicherweise
случа́йныйslučájnyj, неожи́данныйneožídannyj
Happening independently of human control; uncontrollable.
- occurring by happy chance
- having no cause or apparent cause
Examples
6 sentencesThe fortuitous coincidence of circumstances led to an unexpected collaboration.
How fortuitous that you were there on the same night!
Finding the forgotten keys was a fortuitous event that saved me a lot of inconvenience.
His presence at the scientific conference was completely fortuitous, as he was in town for other reasons.
It was fortuitous that she discovered the nefarious scheme devised by her colleagues before it was too late.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin fortuītus (“happening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitoLearned borrowing from Latin fortuītus (“happening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitous”), from *fortu- (“chance, fortune, luck”) + -ītus (suffix forming adjectives). *Fortu- is thought to be from *fortus, from fors (“chance, luck”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns). Doublet of fortuity.
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Forms
more fortuitous, most fortuitous| Comparative | more fortuitous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most fortuitous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
27 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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