serendipity

1. (countable, uncountable)The phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognition.

   good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

2. (countable, uncountable)An unsought, unintended or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident.

   2007, Erin McKean, speech at TED Serendipity is when you find things you weren't looking for because finding what you are looking for is so damn difficult.

   (glücklicher) Zufallsfund, zufällige Entdeckung, Serendipität

   везу́честьvezúčestʹ

3. (countable, uncountable)The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

   glückliche Fügung, wunderbares Geschehen, unverhofftes Glück

   счастли́вое стече́ние обстоя́тельствsčastlívoje stečénije obstojátelʹstv

   щасливий збіг обста́винščaslyvyj zbih obstávyn

1. By serendipity, I ran into Tom and Mary in Boston.

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2. Serendipity is the ability to make, accidentally, happy and unexpected discoveries.

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3. We all have experienced the serendipity of relevant information arriving just when we were least expecting it.

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4. Novices often have more luck finding something arcane than seasoned researchers because of the power of creative thinking and serendipity.

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