Happenstance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæpɛnstəns/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈapɛnstəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈapɛnstəns/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈæpɛnstəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coincidence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zufall

ein Ereignis, das hätte arrangiert werden können, obwohl es eigentlich ein Zufall war

🇫🇷French

hasard

un événement qui aurait pu être organisé même s'il était en réalité accidentel

🇪🇸Spanish

casualidad

un evento que podría haber sido arreglado aunque en realidad fue accidental

🇮🇹Italian

casualità

un evento che potrebbe essere stato organizzato anche se in realtà è stato accidentale

🇳🇱Dutch

toeval

een gebeurtenis die mogelijk georganiseerd was, ook al was het eigenlijk toevallig

🇵🇹Portuguese

acaso

um evento que poderia ter sido arranjado, embora tenha sido realmente acidental

🇷🇺Russian

случайность

событие, которое могло быть организовано, хотя на самом деле оно было случайным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घटना

एक ऐसा आयोजन जो शायद व्यवस्थित किया गया हो, हालाँकि यह वास्तव में आकस्मिक था

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘটনা

একটি ঘটনা যা সাজানো হয়েছে যদিও এটি সত্যিই দুর্ঘটনাজনিত ছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்செயல்

இது உண்மையில் தற்செயலாக இருந்தாலும் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

యాదృచ్ఛికం

ఇది నిజంగా ప్రమాదవశాత్తూ జరిగినప్పటికీ ఏర్పాటు చేయబడిన సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

घटना

एक कार्यक्रम ज्याची व्यवस्था केली गेली असेल जरी ती खरोखर अपघाती होती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટના

એક ઇવેન્ટ કે જે ખરેખર આકસ્મિક હોવા છતાં ગોઠવવામાં આવી હશે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕ

ಇದು ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಸಹ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾದ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആകസ്മികത

ശരിക്കും ആകസ്മികമാണെങ്കിലും ക്രമീകരിച്ചിരിക്കാവുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁਰਘਟਨਾ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

واقعہ

ایک واقعہ جس کا اہتمام کیا گیا ہو گا حالانکہ یہ واقعی حادثاتی تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偶然事件

一个可能已经安排好的事件，尽管它确实是偶然的

🇯🇵Japanese

偶然

本当に偶然ではあるが、仕組まれていたかもしれない出来事

🇰🇷Korean

우연의 일치

정말 우연이었지만 준비되었을 수도 있는 이벤트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tình cờ

một sự kiện có thể đã được sắp xếp mặc dù nó thực sự là tình cờ

🇹🇭Thai

เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น

งานที่อาจจัดขึ้นทั้งที่บังเอิญจริงๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebetulan

sebuah peristiwa yang mungkin saja telah diatur meskipun sebenarnya tidak disengaja

🇵🇭Filipino

pangyayari

isang kaganapan na maaaring naayos kahit na ito ay talagang hindi sinasadya

🇲🇾Malay

kebetulan

acara yang mungkin telah diatur walaupun ia benar-benar tidak sengaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صدفة

حدث ربما تم ترتيبه على الرغم من أنه كان عرضيًا حقًا

🇮🇷Persian

اتفاقی

رویدادی که ممکن است ترتیب داده شده باشد، اگرچه واقعا تصادفی بوده است

🇹🇷Turkish

tesadüf

gerçekten tesadüfi olmasına rağmen düzenlenmiş olabilecek bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקרה

אירוע שאולי היה מסודר למרות שזה היה ממש מקרי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'happenstance'?

The primary meaning of 'happenstance' is 'an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'happenstance' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'happenstance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'happenstance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'happenstance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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