serendipity (ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtɪ
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Definitions
noun
- the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
Alternative Forms
ˌserenˈdipitous adjectiveWord Origin
C18: coined by Horace Walpole, from the Persian fairytale The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the heroes possess this giftUsage examples
Ted Wilcox was speechless with rage at the serendipity of it all.
, PROSPECT HILL (2003)All that institutionalisation did was to commoditise strategy, and rob it of its serendipity.
Business Today (1999)You once mentioned that your life had been touched by "amazing serendipity ".
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)In the circumstances the serendipity of that surname is just too perfect.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The air was thick with superlative and serendipity , hyperbole and Ciceronian praise.
, MORTIFICATION: Writers' Stories of their Public Shame (2003)