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serendipitously

serendipitously

2 7.7
In a way that happens by chance and brings a good result
  • adverb
  • /ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtəsli/
translation icon : por casualidad
  • "My introduction to this topic came about serendipitously.
  • serendipitously discovered

You think you happenstance just serendipitously hit number one right at the right ratio.

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Examples

  • She serendipitously found her old friend at the café after many years apart.

  • Finding these sites serendipitously is one of the upsides of getting lost!

    Academic text (2009)

  • I actually found a therapist very, very serendipitously, that was within walking distance to my office at the time.

  • It's actually decision makers education of that I think has serendipitously happened during this era.

  • The new day brings more magical discoveries, this time most serendipitously.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Instead, the selection of topics for programs to be produced is made serendipitously by the staff with occasional input from other teachers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The second source, which I found rather serendipitously, is the blog of Ben Horowitz.

    Blog text (12)

  • OK, my life changed because serendipitously, I landed in the lab of Doctor Donald Lehman.

  • I learned this lesson serendipitously on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Glad you're intending to restart the blog, although I only just discovered it serendipitously.

    Blog text (9)

Synonyms

fortunately
vsserendipitously
425 2.5

By good luck, things turn out well

is chance that specifically produces a happy or beneficial result
luckily
vsserendipitously
284 1.0

By good chance in a way that turns out well

is chance that yields a happy or beneficial outcome rather than mere coincidence
happily
vsserendipitously
83 1.0

By good luck, a person or thing turns out well

is chance that results in a useful benefit rather than just emotion
fortuitously
vsserendipitously
  • Formal
4 7.5

By lucky chance when something happens unexpectedly

is chance that results in a happy or beneficial outcome

Antonyms

deliberately
320 3.7

To do something on purpose and with care

purposely
72 3.5

To do something on purpose

How Fortunate

serendipitously
2 7.7
fortunately
425 2.5
luckily
284 1.0

Surface Forms

serendipitously positive

Morphology

serendipitously = serendipitous (transparent) = serendipity + ous + ly

The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'serendipitous', so the meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Serendipitously comes from serendipity, a word made from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka, after a story about princes who kept finding useful things 'by chance'. So, to do something serendipitously is to get a lucky or 'happy' result by accident, like a pleasant surprise.