Destiny Definition & Meaning
destiny
- noun
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
"Destiny" in song lyrics
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"Got get your destiny"
1200 Techniques f/ Rashad Houghton — Fork in the Road -
"Let's take a date with destiny"
3 Melancholy Gypsies — Beautiful Mind -
"My power is your destiny"
9th Prince — Foolish Ways
Words that rhyme with destiny
Usage tips for "destiny"
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- What does destiny mean?
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
- What part of speech is destiny?
- Destiny is a noun.
- How many definitions does destiny have?
- Destiny has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).