serendipity
Noun
Hard difficulty
What does “serendipity” mean?
noun.the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
SAT Usage
this term often appears in passages about chance encounters, creativity, or innovation, emphasizing the positive outcomes that can arise from unexpected events. It suggests a sense of joy and fortune in the randomness of life, distinguishing it from similar concepts like luck, which may lack the connotation of meaningful or beneficial outcomes.
Common Confusions
Serendipity implies a joyful or beneficial outcome from unexpected events, while luck usually suggests a random chance without any inherent positive significance.
Do not choose serendipity if the context emphasizes planned outcomes or deliberate actions rather than the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Example Sentences
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By pure serendipity, she met her future business partner on a train.