Today's Word "Serendipity"

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Vocabulary For You Monday January 18, 2010 Today's Word "Serendipity" Get Healthy in 2010 Test your word knowledge with free interactive games: Crossword....Vocabulary Hangman....and other Word Games! Today's Word "Serendipity" serendipity \se-rehn-dip-i-tee\ (noun) - The act of making a fortunate discovery by capricious or quixotic accidence or such accidence (fortuity) itself. "Rick had not breathed a word about his plans to learn C++ and yet Marge brought home a book on the subject because she was interested in it as well, making for a serendipitous experience." This word was coined by Horace Walpole, an 18th-century British author, from a fairy tale called "The Princes of Serendip" ("Serendip" was the former name of Sri Lanka). In the story, the eponymous heroes wander around, making unlooked-for discoveries. "Serendipitous" is the adjective; "serendipitously," the adverb. A person given to serendipitous discovery is a "serendipitist." "Serendipity" is a word that is a bit ironic and often slightly misused: for a discovery to be serendipitous, one must not be looking for it in any way. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Get Healthy in 2010 Get in shape for the New Year with health tips from ArcaMax! Get the latest news in health and medicine, free diet and exercise tips, and more with a free subscription. Subscribe to Health Tips instantly. Find out more before subscribing. -- From the ArcaMax editors Advertisement Test and Keep a Sony Vaio Laptop Congratulations! You have been chosen to receive a FREE Sony Vaio Laptop! WiFi Ready... This multi-media power house boasts an 18" wide screen. Take advantage of this unique offer and indulge yourself today... Claim yours now... it's easy: Visit to receive your FREE Sony Vaio Laptop! It's a $1,699 Value. Get started now: See offer details... Recent Stories    Today's Word "Reify"    I Could Eat a Horse!    Today's Word "Prodigious"    Today's Word "Glower"    Today's Word "Svelte"   More From ArcaMax Publishing Newsletters: Comics - Knowledge - Lifestyles - News - More Classic Books: Fiction - Non Fiction - Short Stories - Sci Fi - More More: Quizzes - Sudoku - Crossword - Weather - Sports - Columns En Español: Ultimas Noticias - Tiras Comicas - Deportes - Sudoku Ad Free Newsletter ArcaMax publications are now available in an "advertising-free" format. Please click here for details.	Quick Clicks Free 2-Pack Of Planters Chocolate Lovers Peanuts "How To Send Your Child To College For Free or Close To It" Free Mac Laptop Just For You! Just Enter Your Zip Code Here
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