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serendipitously

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/
    • /ˌse.rən.ˈdɪ.pə.ti.li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ser-uh n-dip-i-tuh s]
    • /ˌsɛr ənˈdɪp ɪ təs/

Definitions of serendipitously word

  • adjective serendipitously come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries. 1
  • adjective serendipitously of, relating to, or suggesting serendipity. 1
  • adjective serendipitously good; beneficial; favorable: serendipitous weather for our vacation. 1
  • adverb serendipitously in a serendipitous manner; fortunately; by lucky chance 0
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Origin of serendipitously

First appearance:

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

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Parts of speech for Serendipitously

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

serendipitously 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".

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