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- fortuitous (adj.) 1650s, from Latin fortuitus "happening by chance, casual, accidental," from forte "by chance," ablative of fors "chance" (related to fortuna; see fortune). It means "accidental, undesigned" not "fortunate." Earlier in this sense was fortuit (late 14c.), from French.
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Sep 28, 2017 · Advertisement. fortuitous (adj.) 1650s, from Latin fortuitus "happening by chance, casual, accidental," from forte "by chance," ablative of fors "chance" (related to fortuna; see fortune). It means "accidental, undesigned" not "fortunate." Earlier in this sense was fortuit (late 14c.), from French. Related: Fortuitously; fortuitousness.
- Deutsch (German)
fortuitous. (adj.). 1650er Jahre, aus dem Lateinischen...
- 한국어 (Korean)
fortuitous 뜻: 우연한; 1650년대, 라틴어 fortuitus "우연히 일어나는, 우연한,...
- Français (French)
Signification de fortuitous: fortuit; 1650, du latin...
- Italiano (Italian)
L'origine e il significato di fortuitous sono forniti da...
- Fortitudinous
"capable of endurance," 1752, from Latin fortitudinem...
- Fortran
mid-14c., "removal of a saint's body or relics to a new...
- Fortunate
fortunate. (adj.). late 14c., "having good fortune; bringing...
- Fortitude
fortitude. (n.). late 14c., "moral strength (as a cardinal...
- Deutsch (German)
For its first 250 years, until the early part of the 20th century, fortuitous meant one thing only: “happening by chance.” This was no accident; its Latin forebear, fortuitus, shares the same ancient root as fors, the Latin word for “chance.”
Usage Note: The traditional meaning of fortuitous is "happening by chance, accidental." Perhaps because many chance events are favorable or because of the similarity of fortuitous to fortunate and felicitous, fortuitous has acquired the meaning "characterized by good fortune, lucky."
The earliest known use of the adjective fortuitous is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for fortuitous is from 1653, in the writing of Henry More, philosopher, poet, and theologian. fortuitous is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
us / fɔrˈtu·ɪ·t̬əs / Add to word list. (esp. of something to your advantage) happening by chance: We made a fortuitous escape. The discovery of the files was fortuitous. fortuitously. adverb us / fɔrˈtu·ɪ·t̬əs·li / They had fortuitously been out of the house when the fire started.
Something fortuitous is random like an accident, but there’s no downside. A rock falling on your head is an accident, dollar bills falling on your head is fortuitous. The meaning of fortuitous is changing from "happening by chance" to "lucky chance" because people get it mixed up with fortunate.
Aug 21, 2024 · fortuitous (comparative more fortuitous, superlative most fortuitous) Happen ing by chance; coincidental, accidental. Synonyms: by accident, causeless, incidental; see also Thesaurus: accidental
