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Fortuitous

  1. adjective

    having no cause or apparent cause

    “a causeless miracle”

    Similar: causeless, uncaused

  2. adjective

    occurring by happy chance

    “profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials”

Word family

fortuitousness · fortuitously

Do not confuse with

Fortunate

Appears on

SAT vocabulary list · GRE vocabulary list

Word parts

-ous