Have you ever heard, read, or used the word serendipity? Do you know what this word means? ❓❓❓
Many sources have considered serendipity as one of the most beautiful words from the English language because of its uniqueness. 🇬🇧✨
So, what does this word actually mean?
According to Oxford Dictionary, the definition of serendipity is:
“the fact of something interesting or pleasant happening by chance.”
In other words, serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
As stated by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the synonyms of serendipity include blessing, godsend, fortunateness, luck, chance, coincidence, and opportunity. The antonyms of serendipity include mishap, curse, tragedy, trouble, failure, accident, catastrophe, and disaster.
Serendipity is an unplanned fortunate discovery. Serendipity is a common occurrence throughout the history of product invention and scientific discovery. 🔬
The term “serendipity” is often applied to inventions made by chance rather than intent. The origin of cheese, for example, possibly originated in the Nomad practice of storing milk in the stomach of a dead camel that was attached to the saddle of a live one, thereby mixing rennet from the stomach with the milk stored within. 🐄🐫🧀
You can check out some examples of sentences using the word serendipity to understand the word more!
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