coincidence vs stroke

stroke vs coincidence

coincidence and stroke both are nouns.

coincidence is not a verb while stroke is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coincidence	Yes	No	No	No
stroke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stroke is a hypernym of coincidence; that is, stroke is a word with a broader meaning than coincidence:

coincidence: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
stroke: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

Other hypernyms of coincidence include accident, chance event, fortuity.

coincidence (noun)	stroke (noun)
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
the quality of occupying the same position or area in space	a light touch with the hands
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental	a single complete movement
	any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
	a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
	the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
	a light touch
	anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
	the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
	(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
	a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

coincidence (verb)	stroke (verb)
	treat gingerly or carefully
	strike a ball with a smooth blow
	row at a particular rate
	touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

Difference between coincidence and stroke

Words related to "stroke"

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