Definition
The occurrence of finding pleasant or valuable things by fortunate accident; a happy chance discovery.
Etymology
Coined by Horace Walpole in 1754, inspired by the Persian fairy tale 'The Three Princes of Serendip' (old name for Sri Lanka), whose heroes kept making discoveries by accident and sagacity.
Kelly Says
A man read a fairy tale about princes from Sri Lanka who kept stumbling onto treasures, and he INVENTED this word! Penicillin, X-rays, chocolate chip cookies — all found by serendipity! Happy accidents are the best kind! ðŸª
Translations
AFAfrikaans
serendipity
serendipity
ARالعربية
المصادفة السعيدة
BGБългарски
serendipity
serendipity
ETEesti
serendipity
serendipity
EUEuskara
serendipity
serendipity
GLGalego
serendipity
serendipity
HRHrvatski
serendipity
serendipity
HUMagyar
szerencsés véletlen
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebetulan keberuntungan
LTLietuvių
serendipity
serendipity
LVLatviešu
serendipity
serendipity
MNМонгол
serendipity
serendipity
MSBahasa Melayu
kebetulan
NLNederlands
serendipiteit
SKSlovenčina
serendipity
serendipity
SLSlovenščina
serendipity
serendipity
SRСрпски
serendipity
serendipity
TEతెలుగు
అనుకోకుండిన సుఖం
UKУкраїнська
серендипність
VITiếng Việt
may mắn bất ngờ