fortuitous
pronunciation
How to pronounce fortuitous in British English:
UK [fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs]
How to pronounce fortuitous in American English:
US [fɔːrˈtuːɪtəs]
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- Adjective:
- having no cause or apparent cause
- occurring by happy chance
Word Origin
- fortuitous (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin fortuitus "happening by chance, casual, accidental," from forte "by chance," ablative of fors "chance" (related to fortuna; see fortune). It means "accidental, undesigned" not "fortunate." Earlier in this sense was fortuit (late 14c.), from French. Related: Fortuitously; fortuitousness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Announced before the crisis struck , this spending was fortuitous .
- 2. Since the price stability you describe is not matched in other markets , could it be purely fortuitous ?
- 3. Twelve years after its japanese release , the action flick arrives in the u.s. at a fortuitous moment .
- 4. An ability to identify a fortuitous opening is not something that can be easily taught within a prescribed structure .
- 5. My friend e-mailed me and wanted to know what the positive psychology folks might think about such a meeting : how might fortuitous circumstances influence our wellbeing ?