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Synonyms for serendipity

All synonyms

Noun

1. Luck — an unsought, unintended or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident

luck, fortune, chance, accident, hap dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An unsought, unintended or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident.

Related words

Word family
serendipitous

Forms

Plural
serendipities → lucks, fortunes, chances, accidents…

Example sentences

  • luck I wish you the best of luck in your next endeavor.
  • accident The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
  • fortune He exploited his position to build up his fortune.
  • osmosis We observed osmosis in today's science experiment.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
serendipityrising
luckrising
accidentfalling
fortunerising
osmosisfalling
fortuitysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hap1
4 letters
luck1
6 letters
chance1
7 letters
finding2, fortune2, osmosis3
8 letters
accident3, fortuity
14 letters
fortuitousness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (finding2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sérendipité
Español
serendipia