coincidental

CEFRC1

/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening by chance rather than by planning.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Happening or existing at the same time.

Examples

  • Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

  • There's an opinion that such "coincidences" are not coincidental at all.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Their meeting was purely blank, not planned in any way.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From co- + incidental.