"coincidental" meaning in English

See coincidental in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coincidental.wav Forms: more coincidental [comparative], most coincidental [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛntəl Etymology: From co- + incidental. Etymology templates: {{af|en|co-|incidental}} co- + incidental Head templates: {{en-adj}} coincidental (comparative more coincidental, superlative most coincidental)
  1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. Translations (occurring as or resulting from coincidence): toevallig (Dutch), kokkusattumuslik (Estonian), satunnainen (Finnish), sattumanvarainen (Finnish), fortuit (French), coïncidentiel [masculine] (French), συμπτωματικός (symptomatikós) (Greek), cliassagh (Manx), cohuittymagh (Manx), coincidental [masculine] (Romanian), koincidèntan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), slȕčājan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), rastlantısal (Turkish), tesadüfi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-coincidental-en-adj-NZf~F7Go Categories (other): English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'occurring as or resulting from coincidence': 99 1
  2. Happening or existing at the same time. Translations (happening or existing at the same time): samenvallend (Dutch), samaaegne (Estonian), üheaegne (Estonian), samanaikainen (Finnish), cliassagh (Manx), cohuittymagh (Manx), istòvremen [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), istòdoban [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-coincidental-en-adj-eEeMU-z3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'happening or existing at the same time': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coincidentalism, noncoincidental, uncoincidental Related terms: cohencidence, cohencidental, coincidence, coincident, coincidentally, coincidently, coincide, incident, accident
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