/
fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/
adj.
happening by chance rather than intention.
▸informal happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.
Derivative
- fortuitously adv.
- fortuitousness n.
- fortuity n.
(pl. fortuities)
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Etymology
C17: from L. fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance’.
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