happenstance means the chance or random quality of an event or circumstance. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
Why this word is great
HAPPENSTANCE — [Noun] A circumstance or event that occurs by chance rather than design. Blend of the English words 'happening' (an event) and 'circumstance' (a fact or condition). Unlike "coincidence" (which demands a remarkable alignment of events) or "fate" (which implies an ineluctable design), happenstance is the singular, unadorned drift of the random. It is the forgotten umbrella left behind on a day that clears, the wrong train taken that leads to a lifelong friend, the book falling open to a page that answers a private worry—the universe's indifferent machinery producing, by sheer luck, the quiet conditions for meaning. Life's script is mostly ad-libbed.
noun
- The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance.“by happenstance”
- A chance or random event or circumstance.“Our meeting today was a happenstance, but I'm glad we crossed paths.”