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incidental

[ in-si-den-tl ]
/ ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl /
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adjective

happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses.
likely to happen or naturally appertaining (usually followed by to).

noun

something incidental, as a circumstance.
incidentals, minor expenses.

RELATED WORDS

information, component, feature, element, thing, piece, trivia, point, dispatch, aspect, news, minutia, story, matter, scrap, novelty, detail, note, blurb, notice

Nearby words

inchon, inchworm, incidence, incident, incident point, incidental, incidental music, incidental parasite, incidentally, incidentaloma, incienso

Origin of incidental

First recorded in 1610–20; incident + -al1

Related forms

Can be confused

incidence incidents incidental
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British Dictionary definitions for incidentals

incidental

/ (ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl) /

adjective

happening in connection with or resulting from something more important; casual or fortuitous
(postpositive foll by to) found in connection (with); related (to)
(postpositive foll by upon) caused (by)
occasional or minorincidental expenses

noun

(often plural) an incidental or minor expense, event, or action

Derived Forms

incidentalness, noun
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