Definition

1. Noun:
   • Destiny or fate, especially as predetermined: "Kismet" refers to the idea that events are fixed in advance by a supernatural power or inevitable force.
   • (In Islam) the will of Allah: Specifically, in Islamic contexts, it denotes the divine decree or predestination as determined by God's will.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Meeting my best friend felt like kismet. (It felt like fate that we met.)
  • He believed his success was not luck, but kismet. (He believed his success was destined.)
  • In her culture, they accept both good and bad events as kismet. (They accept all events as divine will or fate.)

Advanced Usage

• "to accept one's kismet": to resign oneself to one's fate or destiny.
  • After the accident, he learned to accept his kismet and move forward.
• "a twist of kismet": an unexpected turn of events attributed to fate.
  • A twist of kismet brought the long-lost siblings together.

Variants and Related Words

• Kismetic (adj, rare): relating to or characterized by kismet or fate.
  • The story had a kismetic quality, as if every meeting was meant to be.

Synonyms

• Destiny: the predetermined course of events.
• Fate: the development of events beyond a person's control.
• Providence: the protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power.
• Doom (often negative): destiny or fate, especially adverse.

Related Phrases

• Written in the stars: destined to happen.
  • Their reunion seemed written in the stars.

Related Idioms

• It is kismet: It is meant to be; it is fate.
  • "We were both in the same place at the same time. It is kismet!" she exclaimed.

Noun

1. (Islam) the will of Allah