Serendipity

Serendipity Meanings:

• A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome. Antonyms: Murphy's law, perfect storm1754, Horace Walpole, The Letters of Horace Walpole, vol. 2, Letter 90, To Sir Horace Mann, Arlington Street, Jan. 28, 1754. The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Letters of Horace Walpole, Volume 2 The most random serendipity brought the two of us together, and now, we are happily married! If I was just 15 seconds slower, I'd have never met her! This discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word, which, as I have nothing better to tell you, I shall endeavour to explain to you: you will understand it better by the derivation than by the definition. I once read a silly fairy tale, called "The Three Princes of Serendip;" as their Highnesses travelled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of: for instance, one of them discovered that a mule blind of the right eye had travelled the same road lately, because the grass was eaten only on the left side, where it was worse than on the right – now do you understand Serendipity? One of the most remarkable instances of this accidental Sagacity, (for you must observe that no discovery of a thing you are looking for comes under this description,) was of my Lord Shaftsbury, who, happening to dine at Lord Chancellor Clarendon's, found out the marriage of the Duke of York and Mrs. Hyde, by the respect with which her mother treated her at table.
• An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident. Synonyms: chance, luck; see also Thesaurus:luck2007, Erin McKean, speech at TED Serendipity is when you find things you weren't looking for because finding what you are looking for is so damn difficult.
• Goodman, Leo A. Notes on the Etymology of Serendipity and Some Related Philological Observations, Modern Language Notes, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Vol. 76, No. 5 (May, 1961), pp. 454–457. (JSTOR)
• Remer, Theodore G., ed. Serendipity and the Three Princes, from the Peregrinaggio of 1557, University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. LCC 65-10112
• [slang] Park Jimin's new song from the BTS comeback trailer that will make you cry tears of happiness because of how beautiful it is.
• [slang] A very good coincidence, often leading to something really awesome.
• [slang] Something pleasant or useful found while looking for something else. Inspired by a Persian fairy story, "The Three Princes of Serendip".
• [slang] a form of luck that, in the first place, may not seem like luck at all.
• [slang] lucky chance
• [slang] Fate, or lucky coincidence.
• [slang] gift from god aka park jimin whole bop from the love yourself her era
• [slang] How posers keep it real
• [slang] The action of making happy discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of some thing not initially in quest of.
• [slang] Serendipity is a word which means ‘a place where you can be yourself, or feel at home’ In BTS’ Intro for Love Yourself: Her, Park Jimin sings Serendipity, talking about his loved one, how he longs to meet them and be with them. Knowing this song was written by Kim Namjoon, Yoonmin’s official ship captain, and the emphasis on the color yellow throughout the MV, the color of the Yoonmin ship chosen by Jimin and SUGA (the couple), it is believed the song may be talking about their own relationship.