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случа́йный — meaning in English

sluchaynyy

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English meaning

  • accidental adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
  • adventitious adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
  • casual adj Relaxed and informal, especially in style, manner, or dress.
  • contingent adj Dependent on something else that is uncertain; conditional.
  • fortuitous adj Happening by chance, especially in a lucky or fortunate way.
  • haphazard adj Done without any clear plan or order; disorganized and random.
  • impromptu adj Done without any preparation or planning; spontaneous.
  • incidental adjective Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else, rather than as the main point.
  • occasional adj Happening from time to time, but not regularly or often.
  • random adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
  • sporadic adj Happening occasionally and irregularly, with no clear pattern.
  • transient adj Lasting only a short time; passing quickly.

Senses

случа́йный is used for these senses in English:

  • accidental Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
  • anecdotal Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
  • contingent Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
  • fortuitous Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
  • haphazard Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
  • incidental Occurring by chance.
  • occasional Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
  • random (statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.

accidental — full definition

  1. adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
  2. adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.

adventitious — full definition

  1. adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
  2. adj Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
  3. adj Not congenital; acquired.
  4. adj Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

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