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Fortuituous vs Felicitous - What's the difference?

fortuituous | felicitous |

As adjectives the difference between fortuituous and felicitous

is that fortuituous is by chance; by serendipity; accidental; while felicitous is fitting; happening at the right time.

fortuituous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • by chance; by serendipity; accidental;

    • felicitous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • fitting; happening at the right time.
  • Working out well.
  • (linguistics, of a sentence or utterance) Semantically and pragmatically coherent, fitting in the context.
    • This sentence is grammatical; it is just not felicitous .

    Synonyms

    * (happening at the right time) appropriate, opportune, apt * (working out well) fortunate, opportune

    Antonyms

    * unfelicitous, grammatical/ungrammatical

    Related terms

    * felicity

    Derived terms

    * felicitously * felicitousness * unfelicitous