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fortuitous definition
fortuitous |
Grep of noun fortuitous fortuitousness Overview of adj fortuitous The adj fortuitous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. causeless, fortuitous, uncaused -- (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") 2. fortuitous -- (occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials") Antonyms of adj fortuitous 2 senses of fortuitous Sense 1 causeless, fortuitous, uncaused INDIRECT (VIA unintended) -> intended Sense 2 fortuitous INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate Similarity of adj fortuitous 2 senses of fortuitous Sense 1 causeless, fortuitous, uncaused => unintended (vs. intended) Sense 2 fortuitous => fortunate (vs. unfortunate) Attributes of adj fortuitous Familiarity of adj fortuitous fortuitous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj fortuitous fortuitous Overview of adj fortuitous The adj fortuitous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. causeless, fortuitous, uncaused -- (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") 2. fortuitous -- (occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials")
fortuitous definition
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