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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: fortuitous (0.01042 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to fortuitous.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: fortuitous tiba-tiba
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fortuitous fortuitous adj 1: 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” [syn: causeless, uncaused] 2: occurring by happy chance; “profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fortuitous Fortuitous \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. [1913 Webster] It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. --Robertson. [1913 Webster] So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]

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