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destiny
noun
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ESTIN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈdɛstɪni
Meaning
Definitions
noun
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
noun
the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
“we are helpless in the face of destiny”
noun
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
“whatever my fortune may be”
In context
Example Sentences
we are helpless in the face of destiny
whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
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