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1. (adj.) accidental
happening by chance or accident.
2. accidental
nonessential; incidental:
accidental benefits.
3. accidental
pertaining to or indicating sharps, flats, or naturals in music.
4. (n.) accidental
a nonessential or subsidiary circumstance or feature.
5. accidental
a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML)
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| Definition of 'Accidental' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) accidental
a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
2. (adj) accidental, inadvertent
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
"with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
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1. (adjective) accidental
not intended; = unintentional
accidental damage; an accidental poisoning; I accidentally deleted all the files.
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| Definition of 'Accidental' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Accidental
happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit
2. (adj) Accidental
nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play
3. (noun) Accidental
a property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally
4. (noun) Accidental
those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow
5. (noun) Accidental
a sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note
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