Meaning of coincidence | Babel Free
kəʊˈɪnsɪdənsDefinitions
- Dated spelling of coincidence.
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Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place. countable, uncountable
- Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place
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Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none. countable, uncountable
- Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none
- A coincidence point
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A coincidence point. countable, uncountable
- A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence
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A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
təsadüf
Bosanski
случајност
Ελληνικά
σύμπτωση
Esperanto
koincido
Français
coïncidence
Gàidhlig
co-thuiteamas
Hrvatski
случајност
Հայերեն
պատահականություն
Italiano
coincidenza
Kurdî
traf
Bahasa Melayu
kebetulan
Nederlands
toeval
Português
coincidência
Română
coincidență
Русский
совпадение
Slovenščina
naključje
Српски
случајност
Svenska
sammanträffande
தமிழ்
தற்செயல்
اردو
اتفاق
Examples
“That the two writers were born and died on the same day is just a coincidence, although there are many conspiracy theories about it.”
“It is sheer coincidence that the cartoon resembles the local politician.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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