serendipitous

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serendipitous

/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/
/ˌsɛ.ɹənˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/

adjective more serendipitous · most serendipitous

by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune His raise from midshipman to army cornet was serendipitous on paper, but just then, the rank of army cornet was being abolished and replaced by second lieutenant, leaving our hero in limbo, jobless.
Similar: causeless, unintentional, accidental, accidentary, adventitious, by accident, by the by, casual, chanceable, fortuitous, incidental, lippening
good, beneficial, favorable The weather was serendipitous for our vacation.

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adj by unexpected good fortune

Español	fortuitamente, serendípico
中文	侥幸得到的
Português	providencial, favorável, generoso, fortuito
Français	fortuit, sérendipiteux
Italiano	serendipico

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@misc{serendipitous_2026,
  title = {serendipitous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serendipitous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}