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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFortuitous
/fɔːrˈtjuː.ɪ.təs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.
"Their meeting was fortuitous, leading to a lifelong partnership."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'fortuitous' originates from the Latin 'fortuitus', meaning 'happening by chance'. It evolved through Middle French in the 17th century, where it retained the connotation of chance occurrences, leading to its current usage in English to describe events that occur unexpectedly or by luck.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fortuitous" is said worldwide
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fortuit
Transliteration: fortuit
"Notre rencontre a été tout à fait fortuite."
zufällig
Transliteration: zufällig
"Es war ein sehr glücklicher und zufälliger Fund."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Il nostro incontro è stato del tutto fortuito."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Fue un encuentro fortuito que cambió su vida."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Achei o documento por um acaso fortuito."
आकस्मिक
Transliteration: akasmik
"यह एक आकस्मिक मुलाकात थी जिसने सब कुछ बदल दिया।"
偶然的
Transliteration: ǒurán de
"这是一次极其偶然的相遇。"
우연한
Transliteration: uyeonhan
"그들의 만남은 정말 우연하고 행운이었다."
偶然の
Transliteration: gūzen no
"それは実に偶然で幸運な出会いだった。"
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