happenchancen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhap(ə)ntʃans/,

/ˈhap(ə)ntʃɑːns/, U.S.

/ˈhæpənˌtʃæns/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: happen v., chance n.

Etymology: Apparently < happen v. + chance n., although perhaps compare happenstance n.

Originally regional and colloquial.

A. n.

A chance occurrence; (good or bad) fortune, chance, luck. Cf. happenstance n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event

adventure?c1225

hapc1275

chancea1300

fortunea1375

accidenta1398

casualtya1513

to-fall1562

withfall1562

casual1566

casuality1574

stour1583

upcasta1616

contingency1620

haphazard1651

contingence1660

unaccountable1789

happen-so1816

happenchance1847

happenstance1857

1847 J. Wright Anacreontic Poems 11 Guisbro' Spa... Then down came the barrow, and Clark on his back, But this was a base happen-chance.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Happen-chance, or Happen-keease, a matter of casual occurrence.

1911 Dial. Notes 3 544 Happenchance, happenstance, happening, circumstance. Used facetiously. Blend-formations.

1941 Sat. Evening Post 22 Mar. 24/3 Even if by happen-chance a hailstorm didn't come along and ruin the crop, there was always something to fight.

1946 M. C. Self Horseman's Encycl. 306 The introduction of polo to England was pure happen-chance.

1995 S. K. Penman When Christ & His Saints Slept (1996) xxxv. 467 It may have been no more than happenchance, sheer good fortune.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive).

Characterized by or resulting from chance or luck; random, haphazard.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective]

byc1050

casualc1374

fortuitc1374

fortunelc1374

fortunousc1374

causelessc1386

adventurousc1405

accidental1502

fortunable1509

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chanceable1549

occasional1569

accidentary1581

emergent1593

streave1598

contingent1604

happening1621

incidental1644

lucky1648

sporadical1654

temerarious1660

spontaneous1664

incidentarya1670

chance1676

antrin?1725

fortuitous1806

sporadic1821

windfall1845

chanced1853

blind1873

happenchance1905

happenstance1905

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > random or haphazard

uncertain1303

casualc1460

haphazard1576

roving1577

hazardous1585

chanceful1594

firmless1605

random1655

temerarious1660

aleatory1693

contingent1703

unlawed1789

by the way1846

chancy1860

fluky1880

hitty-missy1885

perchance1891

happenchance1905

happenstance1905

willy-nilly1933

1905 N.-Y. Tribune 15 Apr. 6/ The happen-chance methods of the prospector with a shovel and a pan.

1961 W. Brandon Indians (1987) xii. 323 The Plains Indian is an excellent happenchance choice as an Indian symbol.

1996 N. W. S. Cranfield in C. Cross Patronage & Recruitm. in Tudor & Early Stuart Church 132 The survival of an interim list..is too happenchance to allow for any far-reaching conclusions.

2007 Anthropol. Q. 80 719 The happenchance association between the Churchills, a lehakat ketzev [= ‘beat group’], and Arik Einstein, a well-known Ashkenazi singer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	happenchance
释义	happenchancen.adj. Brit. /ˈhap(ə)ntʃans/, /ˈhap(ə)ntʃɑːns/, U.S. /ˈhæpənˌtʃæns/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: happen v., chance n. Etymology: Apparently < happen v. + chance n., although perhaps compare happenstance n. Originally regional and colloquial. A. n. A chance occurrence; (good or bad) fortune, chance, luck. Cf. happenstance n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event adventure?c1225 hapc1275 chancea1300 fortunea1375 accidenta1398 casualtya1513 to-fall1562 withfall1562 casual1566 casuality1574 stour1583 upcasta1616 contingency1620 haphazard1651 contingence1660 unaccountable1789 happen-so1816 happenchance1847 happenstance1857 1847 J. Wright Anacreontic Poems 11 Guisbro' Spa... Then down came the barrow, and Clark on his back, But this was a base happen-chance. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Happen-chance, or Happen-keease, a matter of casual occurrence. 1911 Dial. Notes 3 544 Happenchance, happenstance, happening, circumstance. Used facetiously. Blend-formations. 1941 Sat. Evening Post 22 Mar. 24/3 Even if by happen-chance a hailstorm didn't come along and ruin the crop, there was always something to fight. 1946 M. C. Self Horseman's Encycl. 306 The introduction of polo to England was pure happen-chance. 1995 S. K. Penman When Christ & His Saints Slept (1996) xxxv. 467 It may have been no more than happenchance, sheer good fortune. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Characterized by or resulting from chance or luck; random, haphazard. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] byc1050 casualc1374 fortuitc1374 fortunelc1374 fortunousc1374 causelessc1386 adventurousc1405 accidental1502 fortunable1509 happya1522 chanceable1549 occasional1569 accidentary1581 emergent1593 streave1598 contingent1604 happening1621 incidental1644 lucky1648 sporadical1654 temerarious1660 spontaneous1664 incidentarya1670 chance1676 antrin?1725 fortuitous1806 sporadic1821 windfall1845 chanced1853 blind1873 happenchance1905 happenstance1905 the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > random or haphazard uncertain1303 casualc1460 haphazard1576 roving1577 hazardous1585 chanceful1594 firmless1605 random1655 temerarious1660 aleatory1693 contingent1703 unlawed1789 by the way1846 chancy1860 fluky1880 hitty-missy1885 perchance1891 happenchance1905 happenstance1905 willy-nilly1933 1905 N.-Y. Tribune 15 Apr. 6/ The happen-chance methods of the prospector with a shovel and a pan. 1961 W. Brandon Indians (1987) xii. 323 The Plains Indian is an excellent happenchance choice as an Indian symbol. 1996 N. W. S. Cranfield in C. Cross Patronage & Recruitm. in Tudor & Early Stuart Church 132 The survival of an interim list..is too happenchance to allow for any far-reaching conclusions. 2007 Anthropol. Q. 80 719 The happenchance association between the Churchills, a lehakat ketzev [= ‘beat group’], and Arik Einstein, a well-known Ashkenazi singer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1847
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