STANDARD ENGLISH · noun
serendipity
/ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ə.ti/
noun1 DEFINITION
The pleasant discovery of something valuable or interesting by chance.
“Finding that tiny bookshop was pure serendipity.”Synonymschancefortunehappy accident
USE IT LIKE THIS
“Finding that tiny bookshop was pure serendipity.”
WORD ORIGIN
Coined in the 18th century from the title of a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip.