Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serendipitously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
serendip-i-tous-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English serendipitous Middle English -ly English -ly English serendipitously From serendipitous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more serendipitously (comparative) most serendipitously (superlative)

Questions

What does serendipitously mean?
By serendipity; by blind luck in combination with wisdom; by fortunate accident.
Where does serendipitously come from?
Etymology tree English serendipitous Middle English -ly English -ly English serendipitously From serendipitous + -ly.

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