fortuitous
- 1Happening by chance and bringing good luck.
Finding a parking spot right outside the door was fortuitous.
Our fortuitous meeting at the airport turned into a great friendship.
Similarlucky, fortunate, serendipitous, providential, happy
Oppositeunlucky, unfortunate
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- 2Happening by accident, without anyone planning it.
It was fortuitous that we both wore the same shirt, because we never planned it.
Scientists said the pattern in the stars was fortuitous and meant nothing.
Similaraccidental, random, unplanned, unintended, unintentional
Oppositedeliberate, intentional, planned, intended
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- 3Happening on its own, not because any person wanted or chose it.
The insurance paid because the damage was fortuitous and not caused by the owner.
A lawyer argued that the ship sank in a fortuitous storm, not through anyone's fault.
Similaraccidental
Oppositeintentional, deliberate
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Origin
From the Latin word fortuītus.