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serendipitous

/ˌserənˈdɪpɪtəs/adjective

उच्चारण सेरन्डिपिटस

संयोगवश सुखद

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    happening by chance in a way that is lucky and pleasant

    संयोगवश सुखद

    • a serendipitous discovery
    • Their serendipitous meeting at a bookshop led to a lasting friendship.
    • It was a serendipitous meeting, as they both needed the same book.
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    • Her serendipitous find in an old shop turned out to be valuable.
    • A serendipitous phone call helped him get the job.

    Synonyms fortunate lucky fortuitous chance unexpected

    Opposite planned deliberate unlucky unfortunate

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ser·en·dip·i·tous

With -dip-i-tous.

-dip-i-tous के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep the chance words together: serendipitous, fortuitous (happening by chance, often lucky), accidental, coincidental, providential (lucky because it happens at the right time).

संयोग के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: serendipitous, fortuitous (संयोग से होने वाला, प्रायः भाग्यशाली), accidental, coincidental, providential (सही समय पर होने से भाग्यशाली)।

§Grammar and usage

The noun serendipity means the fact of something interesting or pleasant happening by chance.

Noun serendipity का अर्थ संयोग से कुछ रोचक या सुखद होना है।

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General knowledge

Science GK: famous serendipitous discoveries include penicillin (Alexander Fleming, 1928), X-rays (Wilhelm Röntgen, 1895) and the microwave oven.

विज्ञान GK में प्रसिद्ध संयोगवश खोजों में penicillin (Alexander Fleming, 1928), X-rays (Wilhelm Röntgen, 1895) और microwave oven शामिल हैं।