serendipity
Fortunate chance discovery
Serendipity refers specifically to the phenomenon of discovering one thing while investigating something else, or of making a discovery by accident: Serendipity played a part in the discovery of penicillin.
In a more general way, people use serendipity to talk about fortunate things that seem to happen by coincidence.
Unplanned circumstance
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- fortuityAccidental lucky occurrence
randomness · unexpected · spontaneity · unpredictable · incidental · contingency · unplanned · inadvertent
Chance affecting outcomes
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
auspicious · fortuitous · blessed · karma · synchronicity · propitious · favorable · cosmic
Intense positive emotion
- wondermentAwed astonishment
- felicityIntense joy or aptness
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
marvel · astonishment · treasure · gift · blessing · boon · windfall · bonus
Discovery triumph cry
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- findingConclusion from investigation
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
insight · realization · breakthrough · uncovering · enlightenment · penicillin · velcro · microwave
happenstance
Unplanned circumstance
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- flukeChance stroke of luck
fortuity · randomness · unexpected · spontaneity · unpredictable · incidental · contingency · unplanned · inadvertent · unintended
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- fatePredetermined course of events
destiny · auspicious · fortuitous · blessed · karma · synchronicity · propitious · favorable · cosmic · fateful
joy
Intense positive emotion
- wondermentAwed astonishment
- felicityIntense joy or aptness
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
enchantment · marvel · astonishment · treasure · gift · blessing · boon · windfall · bonus
eureka
Discovery triumph cry
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- findingConclusion from investigation
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
revelation · insight · realization · breakthrough · uncovering · enlightenment · penicillin · velcro · microwave
serendipitymisfortune
Adverse circumstance or event
bad luck · unluckiness · ill luck · calamity · mishap
serendipitypremeditation
Advance planning of action
deliberation · design · forethought · strategic planning · planning
serendipityfutility
Lack of purpose
fruitlessness · dead end · wild goose chase · failure · disappointment