English Explanatory Dictionary

destiny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
  2. That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
  3. One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
  4. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Osceola County, Florida, United States.
  2. A female given name from English.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ en-us-destiny.ogg /ˈdes.tɪ.ni/

Word forms

destiny destinies

Etymology

From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.

Synonyms

fate lot orlay chance destin destiny doom fatality foredoom foreordination fortune kismet portion predestination predestiny preordination qadar weird wyrd

Related words

destinate destination destine doom

Derived words

date with destiny destinist destinyless manifest destiny predestiny
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