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  • fortuitous — fortuitous, fortuitously 1. The OED and all reputable dictionaries show fortuitous to be a word with only one meaning, ‘caused by chance, accidental’. Addison wrote in the Spectator in 1712 that the highest Degree of [wisdom] which Man can… …   Modern English usage

  • fortuitous —    Not to be confused with fortunate, as it was here: If Mr. Perellas merger assignment was mostly chance, it nevertheless was fortuitous (New York Times). Fortuitous means accidental or by chance, so this sentence is telling us that Mr. Perellas …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • fortuitous event — for·tu·i·tous event /fȯr tü ə təs , tyü / n: an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons concerned (as parties to a contract): force majeure – called also… …   Law dictionary

  • fortuitous — 1650s, from L. fortuitus happening by chance, casual, accidental, from forte by chance, ablative of fors chance (related to fortuna; see FORTUNE (Cf. fortune)). It means accidental, undesigned not fortunate. Earlier in this sense was fortuit… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fortuitous — adjective 1) a fortuitous resemblance Syn: chance, adventitious, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked for, serendipitous, casual, incidental, coincidental, random, accidental, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fortuitous — adjective Etymology: Latin fortuitus; akin to Latin fort , fors chance more at fortune Date: 1653 1. occurring by chance 2. a. fortunate, lucky < from a cost standpoint, the company s timing is fortuitous Business Week > b. coming or happening by …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fortuitous —  means by chance; it is not a synonym for fortunate. A fortuitous event may be fortunate, but equally it may not …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • fortuitous — /fɔˈtjuətəs / (say faw tyoohuhtuhs) adjective happening or produced by chance; accidental. {Latin fortuītus casual} –fortuitously, adverb –fortuitousness, noun Usage: Strictly speaking, fortuitous means happening by chance , whether to one s… …  

  • fortuitous event — /fortyuwadas avent/ An event happening by chance or accident. That which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. An unforeseen occurrence, not caused by either of the parties, nor such as they could prevent. For purposes of an all risk… …   Black's law dictionary

  • fortuitous event — /fortyuwadas avent/ An event happening by chance or accident. That which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. An unforeseen occurrence, not caused by either of the parties, nor such as they could prevent. For purposes of an all risk… …   Black's law dictionary

  • felicitous, fortuitous, fortunate — Felicitous means well suited, apt, appropriate : The speaker s felicitous joke put the audience in a jovial mood. Fortuitous means accidental, produced by chance, lucky : Our meeting today on the street is fortuitous. A typical success story is… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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