hap

Examples

• All

• There's tension between him and Hap, just below the surface.

  Fiction book (2002)

• That is exactly what hap... isn't that exactly what happened, Mr. Burke?

  Burke & Hare (2010)

• What's the hap, cool guys?

  Pretenders (2021)

• Cee Cee, what's the haps here?

  Fiction book (1991)

• Hey, what's your haps?

  My Adventures with Santa (2019)

• One hap led to another, and soon they were caught in a delightful adventure.

• By pure hap, she stumbled upon an old friend in the crowded market.

• The unexpected hap of winning the contest changed his life forever.

Synonyms

C

coincidence

vshap

426 3.4

A surprising event that happens at the same time as another by chance

is a single occurrence not specifically several events occurring simultaneously

A

accident

vshap

355 1.0

An unexpected event that happens by chance

is a broader occurrence that need not be sudden or without cause

H

happenstance

vshap

15 8.5

A chance event that seems planned but is actually an accident

is a general occurrence that does not imply seeming arrangement or design

C

chance event

vshap

1 3.4

An event that happens by accident and is not planned

is a broader occurrence that may not always be sudden or unexplained

F

fortuity

vshap

• Formal

1 9.1

An unexpected event that happens by chance

is the general occurrence term not limited to lucky or unexpected cases

Surface Forms

Etymology