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chance event vs happenstance

happenstance vs chance event

chance event and happenstance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chance event Yes No No No
happenstance Yes No No No
As nouns, happenstance is a hyponym of chance event; that is, happenstance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chance event:
  • chance event: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
  • happenstance: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Other hyponyms of chance event include hap, break, good luck, happy chance, coincidence, lottery.
chance event (noun) happenstance (noun)
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Difference between chance event and happenstance

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