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- [in-si-den-tl]
- /ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl/
- /ɪn.sɪˈden.təlz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-si-den-tl]
- /ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl/
Definitions of incidentals word
- adjective incidentals happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else. 1
- adjective incidentals incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses. 1
- adjective incidentals likely to happen or naturally appertaining (usually followed by to). 1
- noun incidentals something incidental, as a circumstance. 1
- noun incidentals incidentals, minor expenses. 1
- noun incidentals Plural form of incidental. 1
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Origin of incidentals
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; incident + -al1
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Parts of speech for Incidentals
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
incidentals popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incidentals
noun incidentals
- information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- component — The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
- feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- thing — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
Antonyms for incidentals
noun incidentals
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- heedlessness — The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.
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