serendipity

/ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪti/

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Type

Noun

Meaning

  1. The occurrence of valuable or agreeable events by chance rather than deliberate planning.

    • Finding her dream job through a chance encounter on the train felt like pure serendipity.

Collocations

  • pure serendipity
  • sheer serendipity
  • stroke of serendipity
  • matter of serendipity
  • happy serendipity

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • misfortune