Serendipity: My One Little Word for 2011 (Nihao, Cupcake!)

January 14, 2011

Serendipity: My One Little Word for 2011

ser·en·dip·i·ty
/ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪti/ Show Spelled[ser-uhn-dip-i-tee]

–noun
1.
an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
2.
good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.
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Origin:
1754; Serendip + -ity; Horace Walpole so named a faculty possessed by the heroes of a fairy tale called The Three Princes of Serendip

—Related forms
ser·en·dip·it·er, ser·en·dip·i·tist, ser·en·dip·per, noun
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