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Get Dictionary.com's Word of the Day FREE on your mobile Text WDAY to 44636 SMS std. msg. rates apply Word of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2011 kismet \KIZ-met; -mit\, noun: Destiny; fate. It's pure kismet when these two find each other. -- Janet Maslin, "The Mighty': Talents to Make Buddies -- Walking and Wisecracking", New York Times, October 9, 1998 Winning wasn't essential, though it seemed kismet that Cone, for a second straight year, came back from injury to pitch in a game that clinched a bit of postseason bliss. -- Claire Smith, "Cone Puts the Yankees' Minds at Ease", New York Times, September 21, 1997 Applewhite's writings are heavy with kismet: he said he was visiting a hospitalized friend when Mrs. Nettles entered the room and their eyes locked in a shared recognition of esoteric secrets. -- Barry Bearak, "Eyes on Glory: Pied Pipers of Heaven's Gate", New York Times, April 28, 1997 Kismet comes (via Turkish) from Arabic qismah, "portion, lot." < Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help