Happening

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something that takes place. See Synonyms at occurrence.
  • n. An improvised, often spontaneous spectacle or performance, especially one involving audience participation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of happen.
  • adj. Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
  • adj. Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
  • n. Something that happens.
  • n. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. something that happens; an occurrence; an event.
  • n. An event that is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or important.
  • n. An artistic or entertainment event that is unconventional, sometimes discontinuous, designed to evoke strong emotions, and sometimes involving participation by the audience.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An occurrence.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an event that happens
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    event   
    Hyponym
    godsend    flash    attendant    appearance    change    fate    juncture    striking    chance event    break   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    occurrence    natural event    event   
    Verb Stem
    happen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    happen    occurrence    coincidence    doings    catastrophe    encounter    surrounding    incident    mishap    predicament