We all have experienced the serendipity of relevant information arriving just when we were least expecting it.
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Serendipity
/ˌsɛɹ.ənˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/
Synonyms for "serendipity" (83 found)
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accidentaccidentalityactuarial calculationadventitiousnessbreakbreaksbringing to lightcasual discoverycasualnesscatchingchancechance discoverydestinydetectiondeterminationdetermining
Adverb(1 words)
by chance
Strong matches (25)
disclosurediscoverydistinguishmentespialexcavationexhumationexposurefatefindfindingfinding outflip of a coinflukeflukinessfortuitousnessfortuityfortunegamblegood fortunegood luck
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Related words (41)
happy chanceheedless haphow they fallindeterminacyindeterminatenessinventionlaw of averageslocatinglocationlotlucklucky strikemoiraopportunityprinciple of indeterminacyprobabilityproblematicnessrandom samplerecognitionrediscovery
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revelationriskrun of luckspottingstatistical probabilitystrikethe breakstheory of probabilitytreasure trovetrouvailletroveuncertaintyuncertainty principleuncoveringunearthingwhatever comes
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About my conlang Vling, maybe I just like the word 'bog'. My other favourite English words are 'whirligig', 'tumbleweed', 'serendipity', 'gargoyle', 'jelly', 'storm', 'ambiance', 'steampunk', 'logogram', 'gazebo', and 'thistle'.
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Serendipity is the ability to make, accidentally, happy and unexpected discoveries.
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Novices often have more luck finding something arcane than seasoned researchers because of the power of creative thinking and serendipity.
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