Destiny Definition
dĕstə-nē
destinies
noun
destinies
What will necessarily happen to any person or thing; (one's) fate.
Webster's New World
The seemingly inevitable or necessary succession of events.
Webster's New World
A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control.
American Heritage
That which determines events.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Destiny
Noun
Singular:
destiny
Plural:
destiniesOrigin of Destiny
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Middle English destine from Old French destinee from feminine past participle of destiner to destine from Latin dēstināre to determine stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the noun destiny since the 1970s.
From Wiktionary
From Old French destinee.
From Wiktionary
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