noun
- events or occurrences that happen by chance; coincidences or fortuitous happenings
Usage: archaic or literary; typically used in plural form; compound of 'happen' and 'chance'
Examples
- The happenchances of life often lead us in unexpected directions.
- Through a series of happenchances, she ended up meeting her best friend at the airport.
- He attributed his success to happenchances rather than careful planning.
- The novel explores how happenchances shape the destinies of its characters.
- We cannot control the happenchances that befall us, only how we respond to them.