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Webster 1913 Edition
Kismet
Kis′met
,Noun.
[Per.
qismat
.] Destiny; fate.
[Written also
kismat
.] [Oriental]
Definition 2025
Kismet
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kismet
English
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Noun
kismet (usually uncountable, plural kismets)
- Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
- 2016, Derek James, "How I learned to appreciate Tim Duncan", Hardwood Paroxysm:
- "Whether it was kismet, luck, or Divine Intervention, we don't know."
- 2016, Derek James, "How I learned to appreciate Tim Duncan", Hardwood Paroxysm:
Synonyms
Translations
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- kr̀smet
Etymology
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǐsmet/
- Hyphenation: kis‧met
Noun
kìsmet m (Cyrillic spelling кѝсмет)
Declension
Declension of kismet
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kismet | kismeti |
| genitive | kismeta | kismeta |
| dative | kismetu | kismetima |
| accusative | kismet | kismete |
| vocative | kismete | kismeti |
| locative | kismetom | kismetima |
| instrumental | kismetu | kismetima |