what does accidental mean?

ACCIDENTAL as NOUN

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?)

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?)
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?)
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?)