Definition of Fortuitous

Fortuitous

Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.

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Fortuitous Quotations

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
Barbara Kruger

Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to.
Ethan Coen

The result of this union would be, not the fortuitous result of a series of approximations and concessions, but the harmonious synthesis of two aspects of a single thought.
Jacques Ibert

Fortuitous circumstances constitute the moulds that shape the majority of human lives, and the hasty impress of an accident is too often regarded as the relentless decree of all ordaining fate.
Olympia Brown

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
C. P. Scott

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Fortuitous Translations

fortuitous in French is accidentel
fortuitous in Italian is accidentale
fortuitous in Norwegian is tilfeldig
fortuitous in Spanish is fortuito

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