English > accident: 2 senses > noun 2, eventMeaning | Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause. |
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Examples | - "winning the lottery was a happy accident"
- "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
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Synonyms | stroke, fortuity, chance event |
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Narrower | break, good luck, happy chance | An unexpected piece of good luck |
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coincidence, happenstance | An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental |
hap | An accidental happening |
lottery | Something that is regarded as a chance event |
Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
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Spanish | accidente, azar, casualidad, coincidencia |
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Catalan | accident, atzar, casualitat, coincidència |
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Adjectives | accidental | happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally |
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