slim chance vs chance

chance vs slim chance

slim chance and chance both are nouns.

slim chance is not an adjective while chance is an adjective.

slim chance is not a verb while chance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slim chance	Yes	No	No	No
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, chance is a hypernym of slim chance; that is, chance is a word with a broader meaning than slim chance:

slim chance: little or no chance of success
chance: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

Other hypernyms of slim chance include probability.

slim chance (noun)	chance (noun)
little or no chance of success	a risk involving danger
	a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
	the possibility of future success

slim chance (adjective)	chance (adjective)
	occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

slim chance (verb)	chance (verb)
	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
	take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
	be the case by chance

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