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
8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
