- hap|chance
- hap|chance «HAP chans, -chahns», noun.a chance occurrence; happenstance: »
Hapchance or hazard in no way diminish the glow of creation (Sid Chaplin).
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Hap — Hap, v. i. [OE. happen. See {Hap} chance, and cf. {Happen}.] To happen; to befall; to chance. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Sends word of all that haps in Tyre. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hap — /hæp/ (say hap) Obsolete –noun 1. one s luck or lot. 2. an occurrence, happening, or accident. –verb (i) (happed, happing) 3. to happen: if it so hap. {Middle English, from Old Norse happ hap, chance, good luck. Compare Old English gehæp… …
chance — n 1 Chance, accident, fortune, luck, hap, hazard denote something that happens without an apparent or determinable cause or as a result of unpredictable forces. Chance serves often as a general term for the incalculable and fortuitous element in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hap — hap1 [hap] Archaic n. [ME < ON happ, akin to OE (ge)hæp, convenient, suitable < IE base * kob , to be fitted to, suit > OIr cob, victory] 1. chance; luck; lot 2. an occurrence or happening, esp. an unfortunate one usually used in pl. vi … English World dictionary
hap´haz´ard|ness — hap|haz|ard «adjective, adverb. HAP HAZ uhrd; noun. HAP HAZ uhrd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. not planned; random: »Haphazard answers are usually wrong. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under random. (Cf. ↑random) –adv. by chance; at random: » … Useful english dictionary
hap´haz´ard|ly — hap|haz|ard «adjective, adverb. HAP HAZ uhrd; noun. HAP HAZ uhrd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. not planned; random: »Haphazard answers are usually wrong. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under random. (Cf. ↑random) –adv. by chance; at random: » … Useful english dictionary
hap|haz|ard — «adjective, adverb. HAP HAZ uhrd; noun. HAP HAZ uhrd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. not planned; random: »Haphazard answers are usually wrong. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under random. (Cf. ↑random) –adv. by chance; at random: » … Useful english dictionary
chance — [adj] accidental, unforeseeable adventitious, at random, casual, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked for, unplanned; concept 552 Ant. designed,… … New thesaurus
hap|pen|stance — «HAP uhn stans», noun, adjective. –n. a chance occurrence; accident: »France took on this unpromising territory largely by happenstance (Time). –adj. chance; accidental: »a happenstance event or witness. ╂[< happen + ( … Useful english dictionary
Hap — Hap, n. [Icel. happ unexpected good luck. [root]39.] That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Whether… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
