Definitions for: Fortuitous

[adj] occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
[adj] having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times"

Webster (1913) Definition: For*tu"i*tous, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte,
adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See
Fortune.]
1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or
without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous
concourse of atoms.

It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that
all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed.
--Robertson.

So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon
the whole. --Hazlitt.

2. (LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of
foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.
--Abbott.

Syn: Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See
Accidental. -- For*tu"i*tous*ly, adv. --
For*tu"i*tous*ness, n.

Synonyms: causeless, fortunate, uncaused, unintended

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