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for·tu·i·tous
 fortuitous
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- pronunciation:
- for
tu
ih
t
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence.
It was simply fortuitous that the two scientists were seated next to each other.- synonyms:
- accidental, casual, chance, coincidental, fluky
- antonyms:
- deliberate
- similar words:
- arbitrary, contingent, hit-or-miss, inadvertent, inconsequent, random, unexpected
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| definition 2: |
occurring or appearing by lucky chance.
A fortuitous interruption saved him from further embarrassment.It was fortuitous that their car broke down in front of a repair shop.- synonyms:
- fortunate, happy, lucky, providential, serendipitous
- similar words:
- felicitous
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| related words: |
accidental, casual, lucky |
adverb + (adj.)fortuitous
entirely, hardly, largely, most, neither, particularly, purely, rather, therefore
(adj.)fortuitous
+ noun
accident,
act,
advantage,
appearance,
array,
arrival,
bond,
break,
choice,
circumstance,
coincidence,
combination,
concoction,
concurrence,
connection,
consequence,
convergence,
date,
deal,
delay,
detour,
discovery,
eagle,
encounter,
event,
factor,
feature,
find,
geometry,
leadership,
link,
luck,
marriage,
match,
meeting,
mistake,
mix,
move,
opportunity,
outcome,
painter,
placement,
researcher,
rise,
scheduling,
scientist,
series,
set,
timing,
trip,
turn,
twist,
visit
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| derivations: |
fortuitously (adv.), fortuitousness (n.) |
The word fortuitous
contains the following parts:
fort1
Latin
root
that means luck, chance
  Example words:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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