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accidental

ac·ci·den·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ak-si-den-tl]
    • /ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl/
    • /ˌæksɪˈdentl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-si-den-tl]
    • /ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl/

Definitions of accidental word

  • adjective accidental An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended. 3
  • adjective accidental occurring by chance, unexpectedly, or unintentionally 3
  • adjective accidental nonessential; incidental 3
  • adjective accidental denoting sharps, flats, or naturals that are not in the key signature of a piece 3
  • adjective accidental (of a property) not essential; contingent 3
  • noun accidental an incidental, nonessential, or supplementary circumstance, factor, or attribute 3

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Origin of accidental

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word accidentālis. See accident, -al1

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Parts of speech for Accidental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

accidental popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for accidental

adj accidental

  • unintended — purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
  • incidental — happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
  • unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
  • inadvertent — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
  • unforeseen — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.

adjective accidental

  • extrinsic — Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.

Antonyms for accidental

adj accidental

  • planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • intentional — done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.
  • intended — purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
  • premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.

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