SERENDIPITY


Meaning of SERENDIPITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdi-pə-tē ]

noun

Etymology: from its possession by the heroes of the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip

Date: 1754

: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for ; also : an instance of this

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.