Happenstance Definition

hăpən-stăns
noun
Chance; fortuity.
Webster's New World
A chance or accidental happening.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Happenstance

Noun

Singular:
happenstance
Plural:
happenstances

Origin of Happenstance

  • Blend of happening and circumstance.

    From Wiktionary

  • happen (circum)stance

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • happen (circum)stance

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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