serendipitous

adjective

ser·​en·​dip·​i·​tous ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-təs 

: obtained or characterized by serendipity

serendipitous discoveries

serendipitously adverb

Examples of serendipitous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In another space, this would have felt like a wild coincidence, but at Kiko, these serendipitous moments begin to feel almost expected. — Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Nearly 30 years after her book Practical Magic was published and adapted into the film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, author Alice Hoffman feels the timing for an onscreen revisit to the Owens sisters is serendipitous. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

His serendipitous timing ended up giving artists displaced by a fire a new home. — Jasmine Hentschel, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026

My rabbit hole ended, happily, in this serendipitous Hell Gate profile of the Williamsburg tailor who kept Interpol in fine threads. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

serendipity + -ous

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for serendipitous

• precipitous