Word meaning
fortuitous
adjective · for-TOO-ih-tus
What does fortuitous mean?
Fortuitous means happening by chance rather than design (often, by lucky chance).
Fortuitous in a sentence
“Our meeting was fortuitous: we'd both missed the same train.”
Synonyms for fortuitous
- accidental
- chance
- serendipitous
Where does fortuitous come from?
From Latin fortuitus, from fors, "chance."
How to remember fortuitous
- Say it out loud a few times: for-TOO-ih-tus.
- Write one sentence of your own using fortuitous, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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