destin

D2E1S1T1I1N1
/ˈdɛstɪn/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginFrench destin →
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Meanings

destin1

noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of destiny.

    Vnleſſe the Destin's adamantine band Should tye my teeth, I cannot chuſe, but bite

    1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, →OCLC

Destin2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Florida.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chancedestinydoomfatalityfateforedoomforeordinationfortunekismetlotorlayportionpredestinationpredestinypreordinationweirdwyrd

Origin

  1. Frenchdestinerdeverb.
  2. Frenchdestin
  3. Englishdestin

Borrowed from French destin.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with destin

intestineclandestinedestinepredestine
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

destinedestine

Anagrams

teinds
Cite this entry
APA

destin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destin

MLA

“destin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destin.

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