hap·pen·stance (h p  n-stns )n. A chance circumstance: "Marriage loomed only as an outgrowth of happenstance; you met a person" (Bruce Weber). [happen + (circum)stance.] |
happenstance [ˈhæpənˌstæns]
n
1. chance
2. a chance occurrence
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | happenstance - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental chance event, fortuity, accident, stroke - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" |
Translations
happenstance [ˈhæp/ənˌstæns] n (Am) (fam) → combinazione f
happenstance [ˈhæp/ənˌstæns] n (Am) (fam) → combinazione f
happenstance [ˈhæp/ənˌstæns] n (Am) (fam) → combinazione f
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