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[ hap-uhn-stans ] / ˈhæp ənˌstæns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR happenstance ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna chance happening or event. Origin of happenstanceFirst recorded in 1895–1900; happen + (circum)stance Words nearby happenstancehappen by, happenchance, happening, happen on, happen-so, happenstance, happi coat, happily, happiness, happy, happy as the day is long Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for happenstanceAll of these differences add up to make each planet unique, a product of happenstance and history. The Best Map of Mars Yet|Matthew R. Francis|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The success that followed 16 years later was a matter of happenstance, not of strategy. Fool's Gold|David Frum|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is contrasted to happenstance decision making based on impulsiveness and wishful thinking. Sequential Problem Solving|Fredric Lozo The German was just a happenstance, a castaway in the war for Arzachel. First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
As for deceased, his ontimely evaporation that a-way is but the frootes of happenstance. Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis But the happenstance habits of nature were steadily being integrated into the control program of man. The Thirst Quenchers|Rick Raphael Out of the chaos of happenstance they were finding rules of order, certain formulas of behavior, equations of force. Empire|Clifford Donald Simak
British Dictionary definitions for happenstance
nounchance a chance occurrence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to happenstancecoincidence, incident, fate, luck |