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English
Etymology
From Latin fortuītus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fortuitous (comparative more fortuitous, superlative most fortuitous)
- Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental.
- Synonyms: by accident, causeless, incidental; see also Thesaurus:accidental
1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XI, in Emma: , volume I, London: for John Murray, →OCLC:[…] and during the ten days of their stay at Hartfield it was not to be expected—she did not herself expect—that any thing beyond occasional, fortuitous assistance could be afforded by her to the lovers.
1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, , published 1850, →OCLC:‘It is not for one, situated, through his original errors and a fortuitous combination of unpropitious events, as is the foundered Bark (if he may be allowed to assume so maritime a denomination), who now takes up the pen to address you—it is not, I repeat, for one so circumstanced, to adopt the language of compliment, or of congratulation. That he leaves to abler and to purer hands.
- Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
- Synonyms: happy, providential; see also Thesaurus:lucky
2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 12:25 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 3 November 2022:Admiral Kurita has no identification charts for escort carriers, and, so, assumes that the distant targets are fleet carriers. Commensurately, by scale, their escorts must either be battleships or cruisers. The Japanese forces therefore continue to load armor-piercing rounds, what will turn out to be a very fortuitous mistake for their targets for as long as it lasts.
2021 July 7, Phil McNulty, “England 2-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:England were ragged at this point but the response was full of conviction, equalising swiftly then taking control before the tiring Danes and the magnificent Schmeichel were finally overcome with Kane's fortuitous winner.
- (law) Happening independently of human will.
Derived terms
Translations
happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one
happening by a lucky chance
law: happening independently of human will
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