FORTUITOUS


Meaning of FORTUITOUS in English

for ‧ tu ‧ i ‧ tous /fɔːˈtjuːətəs, fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: fortuitus , from fors 'chance, luck' ]

happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result:

The meeting with Jack was fortuitous.

—fortuitously adverb

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THESAURUS

▪ lucky happening because of good luck, or bringing you good luck:

a lucky guess

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Seven is considered a lucky number.

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It’s lucky that I’ve got some spare keys.

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Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game.

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‘How did you know he’d be there?’ ‘It was a lucky guess.’

▪ fortunate happening because of good luck. Fortunate is more formal than lucky :

It was extremely fortunate that there was no one in the building when the bomb went off.

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I’m in the fortunate position of doing a job I love.

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Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners.

▪ it’s a good thing (that) ( also it’s a good job (that) British English ) spoken used when saying that there would have been problems if something had not happened:

It’s a good thing that you brought an umbrella with you.

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It’s a good job I’m here to help.

▪ miraculous extremely lucky in a way that is almost unbelievable:

A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned.

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The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery.

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It was miraculous that no one was seriously injured in the accident.

▪ fortuitous /fɔːˈtjuːətəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-, fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-/ formal happening because of good luck:

a fortuitous decision

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a fortuitous coincidence

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It was fortuitous that no one else was hurt.

▪ a fluke /fluːk/ informal something that happens by chance, not because of skill or good judgement:

The goal was a fluke.

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By a fluke, he managed to get the question right.

▪ be in the right place at the right time used when saying that someone is lucky and the situation is right for them:

Making money from buying property is easy – you just have to be in the right place at the right time.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.