English-Thai Dictionary

fortuitous

ADJ โชคดี  เคราะห์ดี  chok-dee

 

fortuitous

ADJ โดยบังเอิญ  ซึ่ง ไม่ เจตนา  accidental coincidental unintentional expected intentional planned doi-bang-oen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORTUITOUS

a.[L. fortuitus, from the root of fors, forte, fortuna. The primary sense is to come, to fall, to happen. See Fare. ] Accidental; casual; happening by chance; coming or occurring unexpectedly, or without any known cause. We speak of fortuitous events, when they occur without our foreseeing or expecting them, and of a fortuitous concourse of atoms, when we suppose the concourse not to result from the design and power of a controlling agent. But an event cannot be in fact fortuitous. [See Accidental and Casual. ]

 

FORTUITOUSLY

adv. Accidentally; casually; by chance.

 

FORTUITOUSNESS

n.The quality of being accidental; accident; chance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORTUITOUS

For *tu "i *tous, a. Etym: [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 )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fortuitous

for tu i tous |fôrˈto͞oətəs fɔrˈtuədəs | ▶adjective happening by accident or chance rather than design: the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous. • informal happening by a lucky chance; fortunate: from a cash standpoint, the company's timing is fortuitous. DERIVATIVES for tu i tous ly adverb, for tu i tous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance, ’ from fors ‘chance, luck. ’ usage: The traditional, etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance ’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a good thing or a bad thing. In modern uses, however, fortuitous tends more often to be used to refer to fortunate outcomes, and the word has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky ’ or ‘fortunate. ’ This use is frowned upon as being not etymologically correct and is best avoided except in informal contexts.

 

Oxford Dictionary

fortuitous

fortuitous |fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs | ▶adjective happening by chance rather than intention: the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous. • happening by a lucky chance; fortunate: the ball went into the goal by a fortuitous ricochet. DERIVATIVES fortuitously adverb, fortuitousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance ’, from fors ‘chance, luck ’. usage: The traditional, etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance ’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a good thing or a bad thing. Today, however, fortuitous tends to be often used to refer only to fortunate outcomes and the word has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky ’ or ‘fortunate ’ ( the ball went into the goal by a fortuitous ricochet ). Although this usage is now widespread, it is still regarded by some people as incorrect.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fortuitous

fortuitous adjective 1 a fortuitous resemblance: chance, adventitious, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, serendipitous, casual, incidental, coincidental, random, accidental, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated. ANTONYMS predictable. 2 the Red Wings were saved by a fortuitous rebound: lucky, fluky, fortunate, providential, advantageous, timely, opportune, serendipitous, heaven-sent. ANTONYMS unlucky. USAGE fortuitous The traditional, etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance ’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a good thing or a bad thing. In modern uses, however, fortuitous tends more often to be used to refer to fortunate outcomes, and the word has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky ’ or ‘fortunate. ’ This use is frowned upon as being not etymologically correct and is best avoided except in informal contexts.Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See accidental . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fortuitous

fortuitous adjective 1 his success depended on entirely fortuitous events: chance, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, serendipitous, casual, incidental, coincidental, haphazard, random, accidental, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated. ANTONYMS predictable. 2 United were saved by a fortuitous penalty: lucky, fortunate, providential, advantageous, timely, opportune, serendipitous, expedient, heaven-sent, auspicious, propitious, felicitous, convenient, apt; informal fluky; Brit. informal jammy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fortuitous

for tu i tous /fɔː r túːətəs |fɔːtjú (ː )ɪtəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠偶然の ; 思いがけない (幸運の ).～ly 副詞