Does Fortuitous Mean Lucky?

Does Fortuitous Mean Lucky?

fortunate/ fortuitous
Fortunate is lucky, but fortuitous means by chance or accident. Silly rabbit, these words aren't the same.

Is fortuitous positive?

Means that something happens by accident or by chance, rather than being planned. When something is fortuitous it is seemed as a positive thing. It's lucky, and someone is fortunate that this has happened to them.

How do you use fortuitous in a sentence?

Examples of 'fortuitous' in a sentence fortuitous
  1. His entry into the takeaway arena was somewhat fortuitous.
  2. We were a fantastic and fortuitous accident. ...
  3. This would have been impossible but for one fortuitous circumstance. ...
  4. True, their equaliser was somewhat fortuitous.
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