Word of the Day for Thursday July 28, 2005 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," [1]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," [2]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," [3]New York Times, April 28, 1997 _________________________________________________________ Kismet comes (via Turkish) from Arabic qismah, "portion, lot." References 1. http://www.nytimes.com/ 2. http://www.nytimes.com/ 3. http://www.nytimes.com/ Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=kismet