incidental

== English == === Etymology === From incident + -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/, /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/ (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl], (enunciated) [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] === Adjective === incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental) Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related. Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence. Occurring by chance. (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident). ==== Synonyms ==== (existing as an accident): accidental, contingent; See also Thesaurus:circumstantial (occurring by chance): accidental, serendipitous; See also Thesaurus:accidental ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “existing as an accident”): inevitable, necessary, impossible; See also Thesaurus:inevitable (antonym(s) of “occurring by chance”): inevitable, intentional; See also Thesaurus:intentional ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incident incidence ==== Translations ==== === Noun === incidental (plural incidentals) Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. Something that is incidental. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === anticlined == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: in‧ci‧den‧tal === Adjective === incidental m or f (plural incidentais) incidental (existing by chance) ==== Derived terms ==== incidentalmente === Further reading === “incidental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French incidentel. === Adjective === incidental m or n (feminine singular incidentală, masculine plural incidentali, feminine/neuter plural incidentale) incidental ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inθidenˈtal/ [ĩn̟.θi.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /insidenˈtal/ [ĩn.si.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: in‧ci‧den‧tal === Adjective === incidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural incidentales) incidental (existing by chance) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “incidental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025