"happenstance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhæpənˌstæns/ [General-American], /ˈhap(ə)nˌstans/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-happenstance.wav Forms: happenstances [plural]
Etymology: Blend of happening + circumstance. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|happening|circumstance}} Blend of happening + circumstance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} happenstance (countable and uncountable, plural happenstances)
  1. (uncountable) The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: accident, chance, coincidence, happenchance
    Sense id: en-happenstance-en-noun-KNJgHxVE Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English blends: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 87 13
  2. (countable) A chance or random event or circumstance. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-happenstance-en-noun-tbW5xtYw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: happenstantial, happenstantially Translations: náhoda [feminine] (Czech), toeval (Dutch), hasard [masculine] (French), Zufall [masculine] (German), zufälliger Umstand [masculine] (German), per caso (Italian), accidentia [feminine] (Latin), întâmplare [feminine] (Romanian), casualidad [masculine] (Spanish), damwain [feminine] (Welsh), hap [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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