destiny

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛstɪni/

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Noun

destiny (plural destinies)

1. That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will

   Synonyms: fate, lot

2. 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.

   Synonym: fate

See also

• destination

References

• destiny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• density