incidental

Meanings

• adjective

  Unintentional; happening by chance or accident.

• noun, adjective

  Something that is not essential to the main purpose but happens or is present as a byproduct.

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Antonyms

impossible , inevitable , necessary , inevitable , intentional

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Synonyms

accidental , contingent , accidental , serendipitous

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with incidental
dependent , sentimental , mental , temporal

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Variants

List of all variants of incidental that leads to same result
incidental , incidentals , incidental music , incidental musics

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'incidentia' meaning 'happening, chance, accident'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'incidental' is often used in the field of law to describe evidence that is not directly related to the main issue of a case but may still be relevant.

2. The term 'incidental' is also used in mathematics to describe a function whose value is not important, but rather its derivative or integral.

3. The word 'incidental' comes from the Latin word 'incidentia', which means 'occurrence' or 'happening'

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Related Concepts

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1. accidental: Related concept meaning happening by chance or unintentionally.

2. serendipity: The occurrence and discovery of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'incidental' is often used to describe unimportant details or events that add depth and richness to a story. In art, incidental details can refer to elements that are not the main focus of a painting or sculpture but add to the overall composition.

How to Memorize "incidental"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'incidental' written out and imagine it meaning 'happening by chance' or 'unintentional'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'incidental' with the idea of something happening by chance or unintentionally.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym I-C-A-N-C: Incidental is something that's not the main focus, but it's still present and can be interesting and valuable.

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