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destiny¹

  • /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈdes.tɪ.ni/ Australia

Where it comes from

From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.

noun destinies

  1. That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. Death is the destiny of all mortal men.

    Similar: fate, lot, orlay, chance, destin, destiny, doom, fatality, foredoom, foreordination, fortune, kismet

  2. One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined). Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping / It's the end of all humanity / No more time for last-minute shopping / It's time to face your final destiny
  3. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual. Dara doesn't believe in using dating apps - she insists that destiny will find her other half.

    Similar: fate

Destiny²

Where it comes from

From the noun destiny since the 1970s.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Osceola County, Florida, United States.
  2. A female given name from English. The man smiled and extended his hand. "I'm Cole." Rebecca took his hand. "Destiny." She'd chosen the name because she felt as though she'd discovered just that the day she realized what her mission in life was to be.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fate, fortune, luck, portion, lot, circumstances, destined, fated, fatality, intended, future, purpose, faith, destination, directed, designed

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Every language

noun predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things

Españoldestino, destinación
हिन्दीनियति niyti

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"destiny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/destiny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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destiny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/destiny

Chicago

"destiny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/destiny.

BibTeX
@misc{destiny_2026,
  title = {destiny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/destiny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}