serendipitous

[ser-uhn-dip-i-tuhs]

adjective

1. come upon or found by accident; fortuitous.

   serendipitous scientific discoveries.

2. good; beneficial; favorable.

   serendipitous weather for our vacation.

Other Word Forms

• serendipitously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of serendipitous¹

First recorded in 1940–45; serendipit(y) + -ous

Example Sentences

That Riley later took the job at USC only made the fit feel more serendipitous.

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Now, in the kind of serendipitous turn only October can create, Klein has etched his name into World Series lore.

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Now, in the kind of serendipitous turn only October can create, Klein has etched his name into World Series lore.

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It seemed serendipitous that he lived in Long Beach too, so Estrada and Kolding called him for help in designing their front yard.

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"This whole project was a bit of a serendipitous discovery. We didn't expect to see these cavity effects, but we're excited to use them to manipulate phenomena in quantum materials going forward," said Bretscher.

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