serendipity
noun
accidental discovery.
Serendipity was coined in English by Horace Walpole in 1754 in a translation from Italian of the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip.
Serendipity comes from the word Serendip, which is the Classical Persian name for the country of Sri Lanka.
Serendipity was used by Walpole to refer to an ability possessed by the heroes of the fairy tale to use both accidental discovery and wisdom to figure out the nature of a lost camel.
EXAMPLES OF SERENDIPITY
During my travels through Europe, it was sheer serendipity to meet an old friend from college in a bustling caf; in Paris.
Exploring the antique store turned into pure serendipity when he stumbled upon a hidden compartment in an old desk that contained a stack of rare coins.
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