happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
(noun) an event that happens
Source: WordNet® 3.1
happening
present participle of happen
happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)
(slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
(slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
happening (plural happenings)
Something that happens.
A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
Source: Wiktionary
Hap"pen, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Happened; p. pr. & vb. n. Happening.] Etym: [OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]
1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. There shall no evil happen to the just. Prov. xii. 21.
2. To take place; to occur. All these things which had happened. Luke xxiv. 14. To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have happened on some other accounts." Graunt.
– To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
