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- [ak-si-den-tl]
- /ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl/
- /ˌæksɪˈdentl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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preposition
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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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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