- serendipitous
- adj.Serendipitous is used with these nouns: ↑discovery
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serendipitous — index beneficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
serendipitous — 1914; see SERENDIPITY (Cf. serendipity) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Serendipitously … Etymology dictionary
serendipitous — serendipitously, adv. /ser euhn dip i teuhs/, adj. 1. come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries. 2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting serendipity. 3. good; beneficial; favorable: serendipitous weather for our … Universalium
serendipitous — [[t]se̱rendɪ̱pɪtəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED A serendipitous event is one that is not planned but has a good result. [LITERARY] ...her serendipitous choice of careers as an antique dealer … English dictionary
serendipitous — adjective Date: 1943 obtained or characterized by serendipity < serendipitous discoveries > • serendipitously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
serendipitous — adjective a) By serendipity; by unexpected good fortune. The weather was serendipitous for our vacation. b) Good, beneficial, favorable, etc … Wiktionary
serendipitous — serendipity ► NOUN ▪ the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. DERIVATIVES serendipitous adjective serendipitously adverb. ORIGIN from Serendip (a former name for Sri Lanka): coined by the English politican… … English terms dictionary
serendipitous — ser|en|dip|i|tous [ ,serən dıpətəs ] adjective LITERARY pleasant and happening by chance ╾ ser|en|dip|i|tous|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
serendipitous — ser·en·dip·i·tous || ‚serÉ™n dɪpɪtÉ™s adj. obtained through accidental discovery; characterized by the talent for discovering things accidentally … English contemporary dictionary
serendipitous — ser·en·dip·i·tous … English syllables
