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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fortuitous \For*tu"i*tous\, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See {Fortune}.] 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause chance; as the fortuitous concourse of atoms. It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. --Robertson. So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. --Hazlitt. 2. (LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes. --Abbott. Syn: Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See {Accidental}. -- {For*tu"i*tous*ly}, adv -- {For*tu"i*tous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fortuitous adj 1: having no cause or apparent cause "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times" [syn: {causeless}, {uncaused}] 2: occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
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