fortuitous

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/, /fɔːˈtʃuːɪtəs/

Adjective

fortuitous

1. Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental.
2. Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
3. (legal) Happening independently of human will.

Synonyms

• (happening by chance) by accident, causeless, incidental; see also Thesaurus:accidental
• (happening by lucky chance) happy, providential; see also Thesaurus:lucky

Translations

• French: fortuit, fortuite
• German: zufällig
• Italian: fortuito
• Portuguese: fortuito
• Russian: неожи́данный
• Spanish: fortuito

Translations

• German: glücklich; durch (einen) glücklichen Zufall
• Portuguese: afortunado
• Russian: случа́йный

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