fortuītus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accidental adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- chance noun An opportunity to do something.
- fortuitous adj Happening by chance, especially in a lucky or fortunate way.
- haphazard adj Done without any clear plan or order; disorganized and random.
- random adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
Senses
fortuītus is used for these senses in English:
- accidental Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
- chance Happening by chance, casual.
- fortuitous Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
- haphazard Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
- random (statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.
accidental — full definition
- adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.
chance — full definition
- noun An opportunity to do something.
- noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
- noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
- verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
- verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.