incidental

CEFRC1

/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    A minor result or part of something else.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.

Examples

  • His criticism only referred to incidental matters.

  • That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl]
  • [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Occurring by chance.

  2. Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.

  3. Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

More examples

In context

  • Injuries are incidental to contact sports: they're going to happen.

  • incidental evidence

  • She's costing us a lot in incidentals.

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Antonyms

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The scratch on the door was blank to the main repair and cost little money.

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Origin

adjective

From incident + -al.