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serendipity

[ ser-uhn-dip-i-tee ]

noun

plural serendipities.
  1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
  2. accidental discovery, or an instance of this:

    Alton’s premiere novel was a serendipity that affected my thinking in the most positive way.

  3. good fortune; luck:

    What serendipity—she got the first job she applied for!



serendipity

/ ËŒ²õÉ›°ùÉ™²Ôˈ»åɪ±èɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ±ð°ù±ð²Ôˈ»å¾±±è¾±³Ù´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð°ù·±ð²Ô·»å¾±±è·¾±³Ù·±ð°ù ²õ±ð°ù·±ð²Ô·»å¾±±è·¾±Â·³Ù¾±²õ³Ù ²õ±ð°ù·±ð²Ô·»å¾±±è·±è±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serendipity1

Serendip + -ity; coined in 1754 by English novelist Horace Walpole ( def ) for an ability possessed by the heroes of a fairy tale called The Three Princes of Serendip, using a former name for Sri Lanka
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serendipity1

C18: coined by Horace Walpole, from the Persian fairytale The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the heroes possess this gift
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The couple said that finding the mobile home in 2010 was a stroke of serendipity.

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"It's pure serendipity that 2024 became the year these films were released, igniting conversations together."

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This dish came about more by happenstance than planning, but I’m deeply grateful for that serendipity.

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What this means is that evolution in E. coli, despite the serendipity of horizontal gene transfer, isn’t just a matter of chance.

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“There’s been a lot of serendipity when it comes to League 42 throughout our entire existence,†said Bob Lutz, who is executive director of the Little League nonprofit that commissioned the statue.

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