Coincidental Meaning
/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOccurring as or resulting from coincidence.
adjHappening or existing at the same time.
Sentence Examples
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
There's an opinion that such "coincidences" are not coincidental at all.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Their meeting was purely ____, not planned in any way.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The meeting between the two old friends was purely ____ and not planned at all.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English incident Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English incidental English coincidental From co- + incidental.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now, I don't know whether this is an example of nominative determinism – a phrase coined by the New Scientist to describe the phenomenon of one's name determining one's career – or aptonymy, the more coincidental occurrence of one's name being particularly fitting for one's personality, but I came across several such examples in the birding world."
— 2009, Alex Horne, Birdwatchingwatching: One Year, Two Men, Three Rules, Ten Thousand Birds, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Their meeting was purely ____, not planned in any way.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The meeting between the two old friends was purely ____ and not planned at all.