fortuitous
(adjective) occurring by happy chance; “profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials”
causeless, fortuitous, uncaused
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fortuitous (comparative more fortuitous, superlative most fortuitous)
Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental.
Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
(legal) Happening independently of human will.
• (happening by chance): by accident, causeless, incidental; see also accidental
• (happening by lucky chance): happy, providential; see also lucky
Source: Wiktionary
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)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
