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incidental

[in-si-den-tl]

adjective

  1. happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount.

    incidental expenses.

  3. likely to happen or naturally appertaining (usually followed byto ).



noun

  1. something incidental, as a circumstance.

  2. incidentals, minor expenses.

incidental

/ ˌɪԲɪˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. happening in connection with or resulting from something more important; casual or fortuitous

  2. found in connection (with); related (to)

  3. caused (by)

  4. occasional or minor

    incidental expenses

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • incidentalness noun
  • nonincidental adjective
  • nonincidentally adverb
  • unincidental adjective
  • unincidentally adverb
  • ˌԳˈԳٲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incidental1

First recorded in 1610–20; incident + -al 1
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“Aside from an incidental goal of keeping peace,” Edwards said, “I think that’s important in his mind.”

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This does not include travel or other incidentals and families say the sums have been increasing "exponentially" as the cost of living goes up.

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My husband and I didn’t have a strategy before we left L.A., but I did sneak sensual incidentals like lacy lingerie and a discreet bottle of lubricant into my suitcase.

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Awarding it three stars, The Guardian said the Persian elements felt incidental to what was an overwhelmingly "Anglo-Saxon" pop song.

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I love the little incidental frico bits that are created when a cheesy, stuffed chicken oozes during the cooking process and the cheese crisps up on the sheet tray.

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