Fortuitous
Happening by a lucky chance, fortunate.
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Adjective
Synonyms
- Incidental
Root
Fortu: random, by chance, luck
Suffix- Ous: characteristic of luck.
Suffix- Ous: characteristic of luck.
Suffix
Ous: The state office that oversees Oregon’s public, 4-year colleges and universities: EOU, OHSU, OIT, OSU, PSU, SOU, U of O, and WOU.
Example
- If the shipyard had been covered by insurance, the fire might have seemed a fortuitous event.
- Still the timing of the final report releases seem fortuitous.
Related forms
for·tu·i·tous·ly, adverb
for·tu·i·tous·ness, noun
non·for·tu·i·tous, adjective
non·for·tu·i·tous·ly, adverb
non·for·tu·i·tous·ness, noun
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Word Origin & History
fortuitous
1650s, from L. fortuitus, from forte "by chance," abl. of fors"chance." It means "accidental, undesigned" not "fortunate."Related: Fortuitously.