Fortuitous vs Unfavorable - What's the difference?
fortuitous | unfavorable |
Happening by chance; coincidental or accidental.
Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
(legal) Happening independently of human will.
Disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.
* 1863 , , Excursions , ch. 6:
Not favorable, disapproving.
* 1860 , , The Mill on the Floss , ch. 11:
(of wind or weather) Causing obstacles or delay; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.
* 1855 , , Israel Potter , ch. 17:
Not auspicious; ill-boding.
* 1903 , , The Filigree Ball , ch. 6:
As adjectives the difference between fortuitous and unfavorable
is that fortuitous is happening by chance; coincidental or accidental while unfavorable is disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.fortuitous
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* fortuitously * fortuitousnessunfavorable
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* unfavourableAdjective
(en adjective)- The shade of a dense pine wood, is more unfavorable to the springing up of pines of the same species than of oaks within it.
- [Y]et the thing she most dreaded was to offend the gypsies, by betraying her extremely unfavorable opinion of them.
- The wind was right under the land, the tide unfavorable.
- The fact that the bride went through the ceremony without her bridal bouquet is looked upon by many as an unfavorable omen.