kismet

noun

kis·met ˈkiz-ˌmet How to pronounce kismet (audio)

-mət

often capitalized

: fate sense 1

: fate sense 2a

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Kismet Has Arabic Roots

Is it your fate to tie macramé while drinking coffee and eating sherbet in a minaret? That would be an unusual destiny, but if it turns out to be your kismet, you will owe much to Turkish and Arabic. We borrowed kismet from Turkish in the 1800s, but it ultimately derives from the Arabic qisma, meaning "portion" or "lot." Several other terms in our bizarre opening question (namely, macramé, coffee, sherbet, and minaret) have roots in those languages too. In the case of macramé and minaret, there is a little French influence as well. Coffee and macramé also have Italian relations, and sherbet has an ancestor in a Persian name for a type of cold drink.

Example Sentences

he always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite movie

Recent Examples on the Web What happened was that Desdemona, through some sort of technology-meets-jazz-fusion kismet, hit him with a reasonable facsimile of his own words at just the right moment.

New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Luckily, grace wasn’t exactly a character trait for Mia Thermopolis, so the would-be embarrassing moment turned out to be cinematic kismet.

Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 July 2021 Named for their skin colour and shapely bodies, Caramel Curves found being the latest ambassadors for Savage x Fenty a kismet pairing.

Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Luckily, grace wasn’t exactly a character trait for Mia Thermopolis, so the would-be embarrassing moment turned out to be cinematic kismet.

Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 July 2021 Luckily, grace wasn’t exactly a character trait for Mia Thermopolis, so the would-be embarrassing moment turned out to be cinematic kismet.

Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 July 2021 Even more kismet was that the Loewe show was due to come out on March 5th, the same day that Steel’s book was published.

Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2021 This kismet, along with Hearst’s dedication to promoting environmental responsibility in the fashion industry, put her at the top of the list of contenders.

Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Dec. 2020 See More

单词	kismet
释义	kismet noun kis·met ˈkiz-ˌmet -mət often capitalized 1 : fate sense 1 2 : fate sense 2a Did you know? Kismet Has Arabic Roots Is it your fate to tie macramé while drinking coffee and eating sherbet in a minaret? That would be an unusual destiny, but if it turns out to be your kismet, you will owe much to Turkish and Arabic. We borrowed kismet from Turkish in the 1800s, but it ultimately derives from the Arabic qisma, meaning "portion" or "lot." Several other terms in our bizarre opening question (namely, macramé, coffee, sherbet, and minaret) have roots in those languages too. In the case of macramé and minaret, there is a little French influence as well. Coffee and macramé also have Italian relations, and sherbet has an ancestor in a Persian name for a type of cold drink. Synonyms circumstance destiny doom fate fortune lot portion See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences he always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite movie Recent Examples on the Web What happened was that Desdemona, through some sort of technology-meets-jazz-fusion kismet, hit him with a reasonable facsimile of his own words at just the right moment. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Luckily, grace wasn’t exactly a character trait for Mia Thermopolis, so the would-be embarrassing moment turned out to be cinematic kismet. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 July 2021 Named for their skin colour and shapely bodies, Caramel Curves found being the latest ambassadors for Savage x Fenty a kismet pairing. Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Luckily, grace wasn’t exactly a character trait for Mia Thermopolis, so the would-be embarrassing moment turned out to be cinematic kismet. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 July 2021 Luckily, grace wasn’t exactly a character trait for Mia Thermopolis, so the would-be embarrassing moment turned out to be cinematic kismet. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 July 2021 Luckily, grace wasn’t exactly a character trait for Mia Thermopolis, so the would-be embarrassing moment turned out to be cinematic kismet. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 July 2021 Even more kismet was that the Loewe show was due to come out on March 5th, the same day that Steel’s book was published. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2021 This kismet, along with Hearst’s dedication to promoting environmental responsibility in the fashion industry, put her at the top of the list of contenders. Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Dec. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Turkish, from Arabic qisma portion, lot First Known Use 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1 kismet noun as in destiny a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand he always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite movie Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance destiny fate luck fortune circumstance doom chance happenstance accident portion hap hazard predestination lot outcome happenchance result casualty development effect sequel upshot sequence aftermath resultant outgrowth fruit issue consequence aftereffect conclusion
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