Definitions for happening
ˈhæp ə nɪŋhap·pen·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event(noun)

   an event that happens

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1. happening(n.)

   Specifically: An event that is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or important.

2. happening(n.)

   An artistic or entertainment event that is unconventional, sometimes discontinuous, designed to evoke strong emotions, and sometimes involving participation by the audience.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. happening(Noun)

   Something that happens.

2. happening(Noun)

   A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

3. happening(Adjective)

   Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

   This is a happening place tonight!

4. happening(Adjective)

   Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

   He is a real happening guy.

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1. Happening

   of Happen

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1. Happening

   A happening is a performance, event or situation meant to be considered art, usually as performance art. Happenings take place anywhere, and are often multi-disciplinary, with a nonlinear narrative and the active participation of the audience. Key elements of happenings are planned, but artists sometimes retain room for improvisation. This new media art aspect to happenings eliminates the boundary between the artwork and its viewer. Henceforth, the interactions between the audience and the artwork makes the audience, in a sense, part of the art. In the late 1960s, perhaps due to the depiction in films of hippie culture, the term was used much less specifically to mean any gathering of interest, from a pool hall meetup or a jamming of a few young people to a beer blast or fancy formal party.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happening' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3101

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happening' in Written Corpus Frequency: #921

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of happening in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of happening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of happening in a Sentence

1. Anita Loos:

   Fate keeps on happening.

2. Helen Prejean:

   And I see that happening.

3. Robert Bartlett:

   That's not happening either.

4. Christoph Flink:

   But I don't see it happening.

5. Carl Buck Shoupe:

   What's happening now finally.

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