0%

serendipitous

ser·en·dip·i·tous
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ser-uh n-dip-i-tuh s]
    • /ˌsɛr ənˈdɪp ɪ təs/
    • /ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ser-uh n-dip-i-tuh s]
    • /ˌsɛr ənˈdɪp ɪ təs/

Definitions of serendipitous word

  • adjective serendipitous come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries. 1
  • adjective serendipitous of, relating to, or suggesting serendipity. 1
  • adjective serendipitous good; beneficial; favorable: serendipitous weather for our vacation. 1
  • adjective serendipitous fortunate, fortuitous 1
  • adjective serendipitous A serendipitous event is one that is not planned but has a good result. 0
See all 5 definitions of serendipitous

Information block about the term

Origin of serendipitous

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; serendipit(y) + -ous

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Serendipitous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Serendipitous

serendipitous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

serendipitous usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for serendipitous

adj serendipitous

  • all systems go — ready for action
  • casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
  • fortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
  • good for — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.

adjective serendipitous

  • fluke — Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck.
All 10 Synonyms of serendipitous

Antonyms for serendipitous

adjective serendipitous

  • designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
  • hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
All 2 Antonyms of serendipitous

Top questions with serendipitous

  • what does serendipitous mean?
  • what is serendipitous?
  • what does serendipitous?
  • what is the meaning of serendipitous?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?