Kismet
Theatrical Arabian fortune
Kismet is fate or destiny—the idea that events are predetermined and beyond human control.
The word comes from Turkish and Arabic, carrying a sense of cosmic inevitability: It was kismet that we met.
Often used for fortunate coincidences that feel meant to be: Call it kismet, but I found the perfect apartment the day my lease expired.
Predetermined course of events
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- lotLarge amount or portion
doom · karma · predetermined · inevitability · fatalism · cosmic · ordained · written
Arabic name for God
- IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- submissionYielding to another's will
- acceptanceConsent to receive
predetermination · inshallah · transcendence · mystical · Sufi · predetermined · fatalistic · belief
Of Anatolia's republic
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- UrduPakistan's official language
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- orientalismInterest in Eastern aesthetics
poetic · mystique · allure · theatrical · melodrama · musical · Broadway · operetta
Deeply compatible life partner
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
- fatefulDetermining future outcomes
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
destiny
Predetermined course of events
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
- fortuneWealth or destiny
lot · doom · karma · predetermined · inevitability · fatalism · cosmic · ordained · written · stars
Allah
Arabic name for God
- IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- submissionYielding to another's will
acceptance · predetermination · inshallah · transcendence · mystical · Sufi · predetermined · fatalistic · belief
Turkish
Of Anatolia's republic
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- UrduPakistan's official language
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
orientalism · poetic · mystique · allure · theatrical · melodrama · musical · Broadway · operetta · narrative
soulmate
Deeply compatible life partner
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
- fatefulDetermining future outcomes
encounter · connection · attraction · spark
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- Long IslandLong Island, Huntington, Hempstead, Montauk, Babylon
- Fire Island
- Southwest KansasDodge City, Liberal, Ulysses, Syracuse, Meade
- Grooming BrandsWahl, Philips, Braun, Remington, Norelco
- packet analysislive capture, traffic analysis, payload, reassembly, packet loss
Kismetfree will
Autonomous choice capacity
self-determination · choice · agency · volition · autonomy
Kismetchance
Likelihood of occurrence
accident · randomness · coincidence · happenstance · luck