SERENDIPITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("serendipity" is a kind of...):

fluke; good fortune; good luck (a stroke of luck)

Derivation:

serendipitous (lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries)

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