destiny

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈdes.tɪ.ni/ UK /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ See IPA manual

Freq #2402

Meanings

1

noun
The things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed.

She felt it was her destiny to become a writer.
2

noun
A power that is believed to control what happens in the future.

Some people believe destiny decides who we will marry.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the things that will happen... fate

2 noun · a power that is believed to... fate fortune

Word family

Forms destinies

Derived forms destinistdestinylesspredestiny

Related forms destinate destination destine doom

Simplified etymology

Destiny entered Middle English through French from Latin destinare “make firm, establish.”

Etymology

From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.

destine Middle English destinee Old French destino Latin

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# destiny

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdes.tɪ.ni/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/
**Frequency rank:** 2402

## Meanings
1. The things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed.
2. A power that is believed to control what happens in the future.

## Examples
- She felt it was her destiny to become a writer.
- Some people believe destiny decides who we will marry.

## Derived Forms
- destinist
- destinyless
- predestiny

## Related Forms
- destinate
- destination
- destine
- doom

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: destine
- Root: destinee
- Root: destino

## Etymology
From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.

## AI Etymology
destiny comes from Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd. The historical chain includes Middle English destine, Old French destinee, Latin destino. Current senses include The things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed and A power that is believed to control what happens in the future. English relatives and later formations include destinist, destinyless, predestiny, destinate, destination.

## Topics
- People & Society

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