English Explanatory Dictionary

kismet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
  2. A small city in Seward County, Kansas.
  3. A hamlet in Suffolk County, New York.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪz.mɛt/ /ˈkɪs.mɛt/ en-us-kismet.ogg en-us-kismet-2.ogg en-au-kismet.ogg

Word forms

kismet kismets kismat

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet, “fate, destiny”) (Turkish kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma, “division, lot, destiny”).

Synonyms

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

Derived words

kismesis kismetic
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