Antonyms for serendipity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ser-uh n-dip-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛr ənˈdɪp ɪ ti

Definition of serendipity

Origin : 1754 (but rare before 20c.), coined by Horace Walpole (1717-92) in a letter to Horace Mann (dated Jan. 28); he said he formed it from the Persian fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip," whose heroes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of." The name is from Serendip, an old name for Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), from Arabic Sarandib, from Sanskrit Simhaladvipa "Dwelling-Place-of-Lions Island."

noun accidental discovery

Example sentences :

That polite trifler is fond of a word which he coined himself—'Serendipity.'
Extract from : « Miss Cayley's Adventures » by Grant Allen

They think of serendipity as earned, of work as bestowed, of success as deserved and reserved to the deserving.
Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin

It is more than this: it is a matter of observation to any one with a moderate degree of "Serendipity."
Extract from : « Humanly Speaking » by Samuel McChord Crothers

It was just six o'clock, and the public-house opposite the Serendipity shop was lighting up.
Extract from : « The Lure of Old London » by Sophie Cole

Serendipity, sėr-en-dip′i-ti, n. a love for rare old books and other articles of virtu.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various

Synonyms for serendipity

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