serendipitous

serendipitous
serendipitous 1914; see SERENDIPITY (Cf. serendipity) + -OUS (Cf. -ous). Related: Serendipitously.

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  • serendipitous — index beneficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • serendipitous — serendipitously, adv. /ser euhn dip i teuhs/, adj. 1. come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries. 2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting serendipity. 3. good; beneficial; favorable: serendipitous weather for our …   Universalium

  • serendipitous — [[t]se̱rendɪ̱pɪtəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED A serendipitous event is one that is not planned but has a good result. [LITERARY] ...her serendipitous choice of careers as an antique dealer …   English dictionary

  • serendipitous — adjective Date: 1943 obtained or characterized by serendipity < serendipitous discoveries > • serendipitously adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • serendipitous — adjective a) By serendipity; by unexpected good fortune. The weather was serendipitous for our vacation. b) Good, beneficial, favorable, etc …   Wiktionary

  • serendipitous — adj. Serendipitous is used with these nouns: ↑discovery …   Collocations dictionary

  • serendipitous — serendipity ► NOUN ▪ the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. DERIVATIVES serendipitous adjective serendipitously adverb. ORIGIN from Serendip (a former name for Sri Lanka): coined by the English politican… …   English terms dictionary

  • serendipitous — ser|en|dip|i|tous [ ,serən dıpətəs ] adjective LITERARY pleasant and happening by chance ╾ ser|en|dip|i|tous|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • serendipitous — ser·en·dip·i·tous || ‚serÉ™n dɪpɪtÉ™s adj. obtained through accidental discovery; characterized by the talent for discovering things accidentally …   English contemporary dictionary

  • serendipitous — ser·en·dip·i·tous …   English syllables

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