fortuitous

fortuitous is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.
2. adjective. Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.
3. adjective. occurring by happy chance

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

4. adjective. having no cause or apparent cause

   "a causeless miracle"

   "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"

   Synonyms: causeless, uncaused

Synonyms

causeless, uncaused

Common word forms

fortuitously, fortuitousness

Words from these letters

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