des·ti·ny (d s t -n )n. pl. des·ti·nies 1. The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot. 2. A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control: "Marriage and hanging go by destiny" (Robert Burton). 3. The power or agency thought to predetermine events: Destiny brought them together. [Middle English destine, from Old French destinee, from feminine past participle of destiner, to destine, from Latin d stin re, to determine; see st- in Indo-European roots.] |
destiny
Noun
pl -nies
1. the future destined for a person or thing
2. the predetermined course of events
3. the power that predetermines the course of events [Old French destinee]
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| Noun | 1. | destiny - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future inevitable - an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable" karma - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation predestination - previous determination as if by destiny or fate doom, doomsday, end of the world, day of reckoning - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" |
| 2. | destiny - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results occult, supernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" | |
| 3. |  destiny - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" |
destiny
Translations
n destiny [ˈdestəni]
the power which appears or is thought to control events; fate We are all subject to the tricks played by destiny. noodlot قَدَر، مَقْدور съдба osud skæbne das Schicksal πεπρωμένο destino, sino saatus تقدیر؛ قضا و قدر kohtalo destin גוֹרָל किस्मत sudbina, usud sors takdir örlög destino 運命 운명 likimas liktenis takdir noodlot skjebne(n) przeznaczenie destino destin судьба osud usoda sudbina ödet, []öde ชะตากรรม kader, alın yazısı 命運 доля; приречення تقدیر số mệnh 命运
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