fortuitous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fɔrˈtuɪtəs/ UK /fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
happening by chance, especially in a fortunate way

Their meeting at the airport was entirely fortuitous.

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Synonyms

1 adj · happening by chance,... accidental chanceunplannedserendipitouslucky fortunate unexpected coincidental

Opposites

planned intentional deliberate calculated

Word family

Derived forms fortuitously fortuitousness

Related forms fortuity fortune fortunate

Etymology

From Latin fortuitus ('happening by chance'), from forte ('by chance'), ablative of fors ('chance, luck').

fortuitus Latin fors Old Norse

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# fortuitous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** fɔrˈtuɪtəs
**IPA (UK):** fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs

## Meanings
1. happening by chance, especially in a fortunate way

## Examples
- Their meeting at the airport was entirely fortuitous.

## Synonyms
- accidental
- chance
- unplanned
- serendipitous
- lucky
- fortunate
- unexpected
- coincidental

## Antonyms
- planned
- intentional
- deliberate
- calculated

## Derived Forms
- fortuitously
- fortuitousness

## Related Forms
- fortuity
- fortune
- fortunate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fortuitus
- Root: fors

## Etymology
From Latin fortuitus ('happening by chance'), from forte ('by chance'), ablative of fors ('chance, luck').

## AI Etymology
Fortuitous comes from Latin fortuitus ('happening by chance'), from forte ('by chance'), ablative of fors ('chance, luck'). The historical trail runs through Latin fortuitus and Latin fors. In modern use it means happening by chance, especially in a fortunate way. Derived formations include fortuitously, fortuitousness; related forms include fortuity, fortune, fortunate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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