What does coincidental mean?
Coincidental means Occurring as or resulting from coincidence..
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/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/ · adjective
Occurring as or resulting from coincidence..
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.
Use coincidental when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Coincidental means Occurring as or resulting from coincidence..
Common synonyms include concurrent, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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