accidentality
n. C1 Advanced ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty
n. the quality of happening by chance or without a plan. It describes things that are not meant to be or are not part of a larger pattern.
n. the state or quality of occurring by chance or without intention. Often used in philosophical or artistic contexts to describe the lack of a predetermined design.
The artist's work is full of accidentality.
The critic argued that the novel's success was more a result of accidentality than a well-planned marketing strategy.
In a universe governed by entropy, the accidentality of our existence is both a profound mystery and a humbling reminder of the vast, indifferent scale of the cosmos.
From accidental + -ity.
- Nounaccidentalism
- Nounaccidentalist
- Nounaccidentality
- Nounaccidentalness
- Adjectiveaccidental
- Adverbaccidentally