incidental
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incidental
- /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/
- /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/
- [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl] US
- [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] US
adjective more incidental · most incidental
- Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related. That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
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Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.
Injuries are incidental to contact sports: they're going to happen.
Similar: accidental
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Occurring by chance.
Similar: accidental
- Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
Similar: contingent, serendipitous · Opposite: inevitable, necessary, impossible, intentional
noun incidentals
- Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. She's costing us a lot in incidentals.
- Something that is incidental.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incidental expense, incident, secondary, peripheral, related, concomitant, accompanying, inessential, nonessential, unessential, attendant, parenthetic, parenthetical, by, side, bye
adjective
Similar: contingent, serendipitous · Opposite: inevitable, necessary, impossible, intentional
Translations
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adj loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence
| Español | incidental |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 偶然の gūzen no, 偶発的な gūhatsuteki na |
| Português | incidental |
| Français | incidental |
| Deutsch | zugehörig, beiläufig, anfallend, folgend, nebensächlich, gelegentlich |
| Italiano | incidentale |
| Русский | эпизоди́чный epizodíčnyj |
adj occurring by chance
| Español | fortuito |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zufällig, Zufalls- |
| Русский | случа́йный slučájnyj |
adj entering or approaching, prior to reflection
| Deutsch | einfallend |
|---|
noun minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense
| 日本語 | 雑費 zappi |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Nebenausgabe, Nebensächlichkeit, Nebenumstand, Nebenkosten |
noun something that is incidental
| Deutsch | Unvorhergesehenes, Nebensächliches |
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title = {incidental},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incidental},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
