English

serendipity

noun

The phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognition.

In other words: fortunate discovery, happy accident, chance finding

  • Her discovery of the old letter was pure serendipity.

An unsought, unintended, or unexpected but fortunate discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident.

In other words: chance, luck, happy accident

  • Finding the perfect book in a secondhand shop was a moment of serendipity.

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

In other words: fortunate chance, happy coincidence, good luck

  • By serendipity, they met again years later and became close friends.
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