serendipity
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ənˈdɪp noun
1.
an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
2.
good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.
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| —n | |
| the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident | |
| [C18: coined by Horace Walpole, from the Persian fairytale The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the heroes possess this gift] | |
| seren'dipitous | |
| —adj | |
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Serendipity
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
serendipity
1754 (but rare before 20c.), coined by Horace Walpole (1717-92) in a letter to Mann (dated Jan. 28); he said he formed it from the Persian fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip," whose heroes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of." The name
is from Serendip, an old name for Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), from Arabic Sarandib, from Skt. Simhaladvipa "Dwelling-Place-of-Lions Island." Serendipitous formed c.1950.
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Example sentences
It's not a discovery, it's a stumble into the past, serendipity.
Their discovery well illustrates what hobbyists find attractive about stamp collecting: serendipity.
It may be that, with regard to communication, there's a trade-off between efficiency and serendipity.
The red soles offer the pleasure of secret knowledge to their wearer, and that of serendipity to their beholder.
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