http://wordie.org/words/kismet Comments for the word 'Kismet' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/kismet#comments I like <a href="/words/ka">ka</a> better. Something about this word rubs me the wrong way, but I have no idea what it is. Wed, 09 May 2007 03:00:34 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/kismet#comments http://wordie.org/words/kismet#comments Kismet Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:34:33 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/kismet#comments http://wordie.org/words/kismet#comments kismet (kizmet, kizmat, kizmit) turkish <a href="/words/from Arabic qismah portion, lot">from Arabic qismah portion, lot</a> noun fate, fortune, destiny: "It’s predestined on the face of it. Yes, tell him it’s Kismet. Kismet, mallum? (Fate! Do you understand?)" (Rudyard Kipling, Kim, 1901). Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:48:14 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/kismet#comments