"incidental" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/, /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/, [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl] [US], [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] [US] Forms: more incidental [comparative], most incidental [superlative]
Etymology: From incident + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|incident|al}} incident + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental)
  1. Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
    Sense id: en-incidental-en-adj-1jr4BRy5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 3 32 33 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 23 19 6 26 24 2
  2. Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence. Synonyms (existing as an accident): accidental
    Sense id: en-incidental-en-adj-REwQYtDH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 3 32 33 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 23 19 6 26 24 2 Disambiguation of 'existing as an accident': 17 64 9 10
  3. Occurring by chance. Synonyms (occurring by chance): accidental Translations (occurring by chance): осраҡлы (osraqlı) (Bashkir), случаен (slučaen) (Bulgarian), satunnainen (Finnish), zufällig (German), Zufalls- (German), insidental (Indonesian), sewaktu-waktu (Indonesian), случа́йный (slučájnyj) (Russian), fortuito (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incidental-en-adj-C9g6S6k9 Disambiguation of 'occurring by chance': 6 1 92 1 Disambiguation of 'occurring by chance': 6 1 93 1
  4. (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident). Categories (topical): Physics Translations (entering or approaching, prior to reflection): падащ (padašt) (Bulgarian), tuleva (Finnish), einfallend (German)
    Sense id: en-incidental-en-adj-KGHOmdvs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 3 32 33 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 23 19 6 26 24 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'entering or approaching, prior to reflection': 8 8 1 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: contingent, serendipitous Derived forms: coincidental, incidental expense, incidentally, incidental music Related terms: incident, incidence Translations (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence): страничен (straničen) (Bulgarian), несъществен (nesǎštestven) (Bulgarian), epäolennainen (Finnish), incidental (French), zugehörig (German), beiläufig (German), anfallend (German), folgend (German), nebensächlich (German), gelegentlich (German), Neben- (German), Sonder- (German), zusammenhängend mit (German), indirekt (German), Begleit- (German), begleitend (German), verbunden (German), zusammengehörig (German), einhergehend mit (German), incidentale (Italian), 偶然の (gūzen no) (Japanese), 偶発的な (gūhatsuteki na) (Japanese), incidental (Portuguese), эпизоди́чный (epizodíčnyj) (Russian), incidental (Spanish), אַגבֿדיק (agevdik) (Yiddish)
Disambiguation of 'loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence': 48 42 1 8

Noun

IPA: /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/, /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/, [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl] [US], [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] [US] Forms: incidentals [plural]
Etymology: From incident + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|incident|al}} incident + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} incidental (plural incidentals)
  1. Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. Translations (minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense): Nebenausgabe [feminine] (German), Nebensächlichkeit [feminine] (German), Nebenumstand [masculine] (German), Nebenkosten [feminine] (German), 雑費 (zappi) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-incidental-en-noun-JhFkVwAO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 3 32 33 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 23 19 6 26 24 2 Disambiguation of 'minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense': 100 0
  2. Something that is incidental. Translations (something that is incidental): епизод (epizod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sivuseikka (english: sthg of minor importance) (Finnish), sattuma (english: chance, accident) (Finnish), Unvorhergesehenes [neuter] (German), Nebensächliches [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-incidental-en-noun-XYjmKHtI Disambiguation of 'something that is incidental': 0 100

Inflected forms

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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "word": "anfallend"
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      "word": "Neben-"
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      "word": "Sonder-"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "zusammenhängend mit"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "word": "偶然の"
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      "code": "yi",
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      "word": "אַגבֿדיק"
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "епизод"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that is incidental",
          "word": "sivuseikka"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that is incidental",
          "word": "sattuma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "something that is incidental",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "something that is incidental",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Nebensächliches"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl]",
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        "US"
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}
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      "word": "necessary"
    },
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      "word": "impossible"
    },
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      "word": "coincidental"
    },
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      "word": "incidental music"
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          "relevance",
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      "glosses": [
        "Occurring by chance."
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        "Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident)."
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          "physics"
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        [
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          "reflection"
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          "incident",
          "incident"
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        "(physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident)."
      ],
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        "of radiation"
      ],
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        "physics"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "existing as an accident",
      "word": "accidental"
    },
    {
      "word": "contingent"
    },
    {
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "accidental"
    },
    {
      "word": "serendipitous"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "straničen",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "страничен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nesǎštestven",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "несъществен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "epäolennainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "incidental"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "zugehörig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "beiläufig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "anfallend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "folgend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "nebensächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "gelegentlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "Neben-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "Sonder-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "zusammenhängend mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "indirekt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "Begleit-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "begleitend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "verbunden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "zusammengehörig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "einhergehend mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "incidentale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gūzen no",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "偶然の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gūhatsuteki na",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "偶発的な"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "incidental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "epizodíčnyj",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "эпизоди́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "incidental"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "agevdik",
      "sense": "loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence",
      "word": "אַגבֿדיק"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "osraqlı",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "осраҡлы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "slučaen",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "случаен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "satunnainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "zufällig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "Zufalls-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "insidental"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "sewaktu-waktu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slučájnyj",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "случа́йный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "occurring by chance",
      "word": "fortuito"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "padašt",
      "sense": "entering or approaching, prior to reflection",
      "word": "падащ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "entering or approaching, prior to reflection",
      "word": "tuleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "entering or approaching, prior to reflection",
      "word": "einfallend"
    }
  ],
  "word": "incidental"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -al",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "incident",
        "3": "al"
      },
      "expansion": "incident + -al",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From incident + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "incidentals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "incidental (plural incidentals)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She's costing us a lot in incidentals."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Minor",
          "minor"
        ],
        [
          "item",
          "item"
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        [
          "define",
          "define"
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          "Incidental expense",
          "incidental expense"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is incidental."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Something",
          "something"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebenausgabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebensächlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebenumstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebenkosten"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zappi",
      "sense": "minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense",
      "word": "雑費"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "epizod",
      "sense": "something that is incidental",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "епизод"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "sthg of minor importance",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that is incidental",
      "word": "sivuseikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "chance, accident",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that is incidental",
      "word": "sattuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that is incidental",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Unvorhergesehenes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that is incidental",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Nebensächliches"
    }
  ],
  "word": "incidental"
}

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