serendipitous

English

Etymology

From serendipity +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/, /ˌsɛ.ɹənˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Adjective

serendipitous (comparative more serendipitous, superlative most serendipitous)

by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune
Synonyms: causeless, unintentional; see also Thesaurus:accidental, Thesaurus:lucky
good, beneficial, favorable
The weather was serendipitous for our vacation.

Derived terms

Translations

by unexpected good fortune

Catalan: fortuït (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 侥幸得到的
Finnish: serendipinen
French: fortuit (fr), sérendipiteux (fr)
Italian: serendipico (it)
Portuguese: providencial (pt), favorável (pt), generoso (pt), fortuito (pt)
Spanish: fortuitamente (es), serendípico

beneficial — see beneficial

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French: ^{(please verify)} sérendipiteux (fr) (rare)