Meaning of Kismet | Babel Free
ˈkɪz.mɛtDefinitions
- An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
- Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
- A small city in Seward County, Kansas.
- A hamlet in Suffolk County, New York.
Equivalents
Examples
“But these things are kismet, and we only find⟳ out all about them just when any knowledge is too late.”
“"Golly!" he cried. "I'm awfully sorry, Bo'sun, but you're It. You're luck's clean⟳ out to-day. What rotten Kismet you do have⟳. The Lot fell on you all right, smack in the middle of your chest."”
“But at this point⟳ fickle Kismet, who for a day had played with him bitterly and sardonically, decided to reward⟳ him in full for the amusement he had afforded her. Kismet turned the tawny eyes of the snake-charmer to the camel. Kismet led her to lean⟳ toward the man beside her and say⟳, "Who's that? That camel?"”
“Sexualised Catholicism, at the dawn of MTV, was Madonna’s first stroke of kismet.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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