'Fortuitous' definitions:
Definition of 'fortuitous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times" [syn: causeless, fortuitous, uncaused]
adjective
Occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
Definition of 'Fortuitous'
From: GCIDE
- Fortuitous \For*tu"i*tous\, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See Fortune.]
- 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. [1913 Webster]
- It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. --Robertson. [1913 Webster]
- So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes. --Abbott.
- Syn: Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See Accidental. -- {For*tu"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {For*tu"i*tous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fortuitous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accessory,
- accidental,
- additional,
- adscititious,
- adventitious,
- aleatory,
- appurtenant,
- ascititious,
- auxiliary,
- casual,
- causeless,
- chance,
- chancy,
- circumstantial,
- collateral,
- contingent,
- destinal,
- dicey,
- extra,
- fatal,
- fatidic,
- fluky,
- iffy,
- incidental,
- indeterminate,
- inessential,
- nonessential,
- odd,
- risky,
- secondary,
- subsidiary,
- superadded,
- superfluous,
- supervenient,
- supplemental,
- supplementary,
- uncaused,
- undetermined,
- unessential,
- unexpected,
- unforeseeable,
- unforeseen,
- unlooked-for,
- unpredictable