Serendipity
Discoveries made by chance, "happy accident".
I. Derivation
Enter information about the historical origin and development of the word here . . .
A. Serandip
(Sri Lanka)
1. Persian fairy tale
The Three Princes of Serendip, characters who made lucky discoveries.
a. Horace Walpole
In 1754, Walpole wrote in a letter: “This discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word”.
II. Synonyms
A. chance
B. fortune
C. luck
III. Antonyms
A. design
B. intention
C. plans
IV. Sentences
A. His new patent resulted from a combination of brains and serendipity.
B. It was serendipity when I stumbled over the very book I was looking for.
C. She discovered the anomaly through sheer serendipity.
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