coincidence
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coincidence
- /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ UK
- /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ Canada, US
- /kəʉˈɪnsɪdəns/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle French coincidence (French coïncidence). By surface analysis, coincide + -ence.
noun coincidences · coïncidence · coincidency · quincidence
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The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place.
Similar: concurrentness
- The appearance of a meaningful connection between events when there is none. That the two writers were born and died on the same day is just a coincidence, although there are many conspiracy theories about it.
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A coincidence point.
Similar: coincidence point
- A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
Similar: synchronicity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: co-occurrence, conjunction, concurrence, happenstance, coincidentally, matching, convergence, concordance, timing, circumstance, case, alignment, event, agreement, chance, serendipity
noun
Similar: synchronicity
Translations
Every language
noun of objects, property of being coincident
| Español | coincidencia, casualidad |
|---|---|
| Français | coïncidence |
| Русский | совпаде́ние sovpadénije |
noun state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
| Español | coincidencia, casualidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일치 ilchi, 우연의 일치 uyeonui ilchi, 우연 uyeon |
| 日本語 | 一致 itchi, 偶然 gūzen, 符合 fugō, 偶然の一致 gūzen no itchi |
| 中文 | 巧合 qiǎohé |
| हिन्दी | संयोग sãyog, इत्तिफ़ाक़ ittifāq |
| Português | coincidência |
| Français | coïncidence |
| Deutsch | zufälliges Zusammentreffen, Koinzidenz, Zufall |
| Italiano | coincidenza |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπτωση sýmptosi |
| Română | coincidență |
| Русский | совпаде́ние sovpadénije |
| العربية | صُدْفَة ṣudfa, مُصَادَفَة muṣādafa, تَصَادُف taṣāduf |
| עברית | צירוף מקרים tserúf mikrím |
Talk about this word "coincidence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coincidence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coincidence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coincidence "coincidence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coincidence.Cite this
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title = {coincidence},
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