fortuitous
15
7.3
- adjective
- /fɔrˈtjuːɪtəs/
- Formal
:
fortuito
- In fact, it's rather fortuitous I ran into you.
- a fortuitous discovery
- fortuitous circumstances
- a fortuitous event
So in that sense, it may be fortuitous that we live where we are.
- So in that sense, it may be fortuitous that we live where we are.
- And then I had a fortuitous encounter with a man who produces books.
- So the complex of adjectives corresponds to a real object, but that is purely fortuitous.
- And I think that it was so fortuitous that she reached out to me at this moment and said, don't give up.
Examples
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The idea of Sunday was fortuitous because it brought people together for regular meetings.
Academic text (1994) -
It was fortuitous that I found an umbrella just before the storm started.
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So in that sense, it may be fortuitous that we live where we are.
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Writing Rights came about out of a just really fortuitous meeting with a design team from the University of Technology at Sydney.
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On the other hand, fortuitous circumstances might have the opposite effect.
Academic text (2003) -
Now the discovery of this was fortuitous and to some extent accidental.
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A fortuitous turn of events brought Django and myself together.
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For the United States, the period after World War II was one of "fortuitous affluence."
Academic text (2006) -
The selection of St. George's proved especially fortuitous since Grenada stood at the center of the region's economic development.
Academic text (2004) -
The later 20th century saw the fortuitous and simultaneous rise of two synergistic political and psychological sciences.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having good things happen by chance
296
1.8
Being lucky in a situation
22
7.3
Showing a good sign that something will succeed
10
7.4
Happening by chance and bringing good results
5
8.1
Happens at the right time and looks like a lucky help
1
7.6
Bringing good luck and success
Antonyms
How Lucky
95
4.3
10
7.4
- Formal
15
7.3
32
4.8
118
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
fortuitous = fortuity (semi-transparent) = fortuit + ous
The adjective is formed with the regular suffix '-ous' from a learned/Latin-derived base related to 'fortuity', but the base morpheme is rare and not familiar to typical B1 learners.
Etymology
Fortuitous comes from a Latin root fors meaning 'chance' and is close in idea to fortune 'luck'. So fortuitous describes something that happens by chance, often in a lucky or helpful way.