serendipitous
Adjective: 1. Involving or characterized by serendipity; occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Describes a fortunate accident or a pleasant surprise, where something valuable is found without specifically looking for it.
The adjective "serendipitous" is used to describe events, discoveries, meetings, or outcomes that are both accidental and beneficial. It emphasizes the element of lucky chance leading to a positive result. - It typically modifies nouns like discovery, encounter, meeting, finding, event, or circumstance. - It is a formal or literary term.
- The scientist made a serendipitous discovery while researching a completely different problem.
- Our meeting at the airport was completely serendipitous; I hadn't planned to be there that day.
- The novel's plot hinges on a series of serendipitous events that bring the characters together.
- Serendipitous for: Used to indicate who benefits from the fortunate chance.
- The delayed flight was serendipitous for me, as it allowed me to avoid the traffic jam.
- Concept of Serendipity: The noun form "serendipity" is more common. "Serendipitous" is the adjective derived from it.
- They credited their success more to serendipity than to careful planning.
- Serendipity (noun): The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- Finding that rare book in a small town bookstore was pure serendipity.
- Serendipitously (adverb): In a serendipitous manner.
- The solution presented itself serendipitously during a casual conversation.
- Fortuitous: Happening by chance, especially by a lucky chance. (Note: "Fortuitous" can sometimes imply chance without the inherent "beneficial" connotation, but they are often used interchangeably).
- Chance: Occurring by accident.
- Fortunate: Lucky, favored by fortune.
- Unexpectedly beneficial: Describing the outcome rather than the event itself.
- Planned: Done with prior intention.
- Calculated: Done with full awareness or intent.
- Predictable: Able to be foreseen.
- Unfortunate: Marked by bad luck.
While there are no direct idioms using "serendipitous," the concept is related to common expressions about lucky finds: - A happy accident: An unplanned event with a good outcome. - A stroke of luck: A sudden piece of good fortune. - To stumble upon: To find something by chance.
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lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
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