destiny
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
Noun 3 meanings
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
“Death is the destiny of all mortal men.”
One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
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.
“Dara doesn't believe in using dating apps - she insists that destiny will find her other half.”
Etymology
From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.
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DESTINY at a glance
DESTINY has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + Y 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,120 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with destiny
All rhymes- TINY7
- SHINY11
- RAINY8
- SCRUTINY13
- MUTINY11
- WHINY14
- GRAINY10
- SPINY10
- BRAINY11
- VILLAINY14
- IGNOMINY14
- BRINY10
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