Happenstance: meaning, definitions and examples

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happenstance

 

[ หˆhap(ษ™)nหŒstans ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

by chance

A circumstance that is the result of a chance occurrence, a coincidence or accident.

Synonyms

accident, chance, coincidence

Examples of usage

  • It was just happenstance that we met at the coffee shop.
  • Their relationship was based on a series of happenstances.

Translations

Translations of the word "happenstance" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น casualidade

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เคฏเฅ‹เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Zufall

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kebetulan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะธะฟะฐะดะบะพะฒั–ัั‚ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przypadek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅถ็„ถ (ใใ†ใœใ‚“)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท hasard

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ casualidad

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tesadรผf

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์šฐ์—ฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุตุฏูุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nรกhoda

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nรกhoda

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅถ็„ถ (ว’urรกn)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nakljuฤje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tilviljun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะตะทะดะตะนัะพา›ั‚ั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ—แƒแƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™sadรผf

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ casualidad

Etymology

The word 'happenstance' originated in the early 20th century, combining 'happen' with 'stance' to create a term that refers to events occurring by chance or accident. It gained popularity in the English language due to its succinct description of random occurrences.

See also: happen, happening, happenings.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #31,295 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.