kismet

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪzmɛt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪzmɪt, -mɛt, ˈkɪs-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kiz′mit, -met, kis′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
kis•met /ˈkɪzmɪt, -mɛt, ˈkɪs-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. fate;
    destiny.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kis•met  (kiz′mit, -met, kis′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. fate; destiny.
Also, kis•mat  (kiz′mət, kis′-).USA pronunciation 
  • Arabic qismah division, portion, lot, fate, akin to qasama to divide
  • Persian qismat
  • Turkish
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kismet /ˈkɪzmɛt; ˈkɪs-/ n
  1. fate or destiny
Etymology: 19th Century: from Turkish, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qasama he divided
'kismet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
destiny - fate - fortune

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