ACCIDENTAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
   Hypernyms(s) accidental is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • musical notation (what does musical notation mean?)

ACCIDENTAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
   Synonym(s)
   • inadvertent (what does inadvertent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table
   • accidental poisoning
   • an accidental shooting
   Similar To
   • unintended (what does unintended mean?)
2. Meaning
   • associated by chance and not an integral part
   Synonym(s)
   • adventitious (what does adventitious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form- Frederick W. Robertson
   • they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his
   Similar To
   • extrinsic (what does extrinsic mean?)
3. Meaning
   • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
   Synonym(s)
   • casual (what does casual mean?)
   • chance(a) (what does chance(a) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship
   • seek help from casual passers-by
   • a casual meeting
   • a chance occurrence
   Similar To
   • unplanned (what does unplanned mean?)