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Surreptitious vs Serendipitous - What's the difference?

surreptitious | serendipitous |

As adjectives the difference between surreptitious and serendipitous

is that surreptitious is stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements) while serendipitous is by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune.

surreptitious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * surreptitiously

    serendipitous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • By serendipity; by unexpected good fortune.
  • Good, beneficial, favorable, etc..
    • The weather was serendipitous for our vacation.