fortuitous

Questions about fortuitous

What does fortuitous mean?

fortuitous means "having no cause or apparent cause". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fortuitous?

fortuitous has 4 syllables: for-tu-i-tous. The stress falls on "tu". In IPA it is /fɔɹˈtuɪtəs/.

What is another word for fortuitous?

Close synonyms include causeless, uncaused. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fortuitous a common word?

fortuitous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.