ADJECTIVE | all | fortuitous, causeless, uncaused | having no cause or apparent cause |
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all | fortuitous | occurring by happy chance |
Sounds | faortuw'ihtahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Having no cause or apparent cause. | |
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Example | "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune" | |
Synonyms | causeless, uncaused | |
Broader | unintended | not deliberate |
Spanish | casual, fortuito | |
Nouns | fortuitousness | the quality of happening / happening / happening / happening accidentally and by lucky chance |
Meaning | Occurring by happy chance. | |
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Example | "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials" | |
Broader | fortunate | Having unexpected good fortune |
Spanish | fortuito | |
Nouns | fortuitousness | the quality of happening / happening / happening / happening accidentally and by lucky chance |
Adverbs | fortuitously | by good fortune |
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