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- Dictionaryincidental/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl/
adjective
- 1. happening as a minor accompaniment to something else: "for the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental" Similar Opposite
- 2. happening as a result of (an activity): "the ordinary risks incidental to a fireman's job" Similar
noun
- 1. an incidental expense, event, etc.: "an allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals"
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INCIDENTAL definition: 1. less important than the thing something is connected with or part of: 2. directly connected…. Learn more.
The meaning of INCIDENTAL is being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence. How to use incidental in a sentence. Incidental vs. Accidental
1. happening in connection with or resulting from something more important; casual or fortuitous. 2.(postpositive; foll byto)
1. happening in connection with or resulting from something more important; casual or fortuitous. 2. (foll by: to) found in connection (with); related (to) 3. (foll by: upon) caused (by) 4. occasional or minor: incidental expenses. n. (often plural) an incidental or minor expense, event, or action. ˌinciˈdentalnessn.
Incidental means secondary in time or importance. If you lose weight because you moved and must walk further to school, the weight loss was incidental to the move. When something is incidental, it is never the main thing.
happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else. Synonyms: contingent, fortuitous, chance, casual. Antonyms: fundamental. incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses.
incidental (to something) happening in connection with something else, but not as important as it, or not intended. The discovery was incidental to their main research. incidental music (= music used with a play or a film to give atmosphere)
incidental meaning, definition, what is incidental: happening or existing in connection with...: Learn more.
less important than the thing something is connected with or part of: The lyrics here are incidental to the music. (Definition of incidental from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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 fol. by to). n. something incidental, as a circumstance.
