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FORTUITOUS

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• FORTUITOUS (adjective)
The adjective FORTUITOUS has 2 senses:

1. having no cause or apparent cause
2. occurring by happy chance

Familiarity information: FORTUITOUS used as an adjective is rare.

• FORTUITOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Having no cause or apparent cause

Synonyms:

fortuitous; uncaused; causeless

Context examples:

a causeless miracle / fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune / we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times

Similar:

unintended (not deliberate)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Occurring by happy chance

Context example:

profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials

Similar:

fortunate (having unexpected good fortune)

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(English proverb)
"The day without work, the night without sleep."
(Albanian proverb)
"Think of the going out before you enter."
(Arabic proverb)
"Lovers and lords want only to be alone together."
(Corsican proverb)

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