fortuitous

[US]/fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/
[UK]/fɔːrˈtuːɪtəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. happening by chance, accidental

Example Sentences

Her years with MMC would turn out to be fortuitous for Britney.

A series of fortuitous circumstances advanced her career.

a fortuitous turn of events

a fortuitous twist of fate

a fortuitous stroke of luck

a fortuitous chain of events

Real-world Examples

" Fortuitous" - this means unplanned or coincidental.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Alex - Course Collection

Storz says the summit sighting was fortuitous.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2021 Collection

Kaiser's pre-existing plan to teach anatomy using virtual reality simulators, rather than cadavers, proved fortuitous.

Source: Time

Three words with similar meanings to " serendipity" are fate, chance and fortuitous.

Source: VOA Special June 2018 Collection

The resulting strength has allowed the firm to take advantage of fortuitous circumstances.

Source: Economist Business

It's the opposite of the more well-known and much more fortuitous placebo effect.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Hey, that's kind of fortuitous, huh?

Source: The Good Wife Season 2

The coincidence almost made me hate him, poor lad, fortuitous as I felt it to be.

Source: People and Ghosts (Part 2)

This was a big break for Churchill's government, which was soon followed by another fortuitous development.

Source: Character Profile

Has the universe any unity of plan or purpose, or is it a fortuitous concourse of atoms?

Source: Philosophical question

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