Music. relating to or indicating sharps, flats, or naturals.
noun
a nonessential or subsidiary circumstance, characteristic, or feature.
Music. a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.
Origin of accidental
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word accidentālis.See accident, -al1
SYNONYMS FOR accidental
1 unintentional, unforeseen.
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ANTONYMS FOR accidental
1 planned, contrived.
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synonym study for accidental
1. Accidental,casual,fortuitous all describe something outside the usual course of events. Accidental implies occurring unexpectedly or by chance: an accidental blow.Casual describes a passing event of slight importance: a casual reference.Fortuitous is applied to events occurring without known cause, often of a fortunate or favorable nature: a fortuitous shower of meteors. It often also implies good luck or good fortune: a fortuitous choice leading to rapid advancement.
You have no idea which elements were due to your innate talent and which were accidental.
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That was followed by a report that roughly 30 percent of college athletes who've contracted the virus end up with inflammation of the heart muscle, called myocarditis—a number that ESPN is now saying is an accidental exaggeration.
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If you manage sites with licensable images, this tag can help communicate the licensing details to potential customers, reduce accidental image theft and increase revenues for your images.
Google officially launches ‘licensable’ image label and filter in Image search|Barry Schwartz|August 31, 2020|Search Engine Land
So when he died in December 2019, at age 21, after a seizure from an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, it crushed people everywhere.
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Researchers cannot ethically alter human prenatal hormone levels, so they rely on “accidental experiments” in which prenatal hormone levels or responses to them were unusual, such as with intersex people.
Brain Scientists Haven’t Been Able To Find Major Differences Between Women’s And Men’s Brains, Despite Over A Century Of Searching|LGBTQ-Editor|August 13, 2020|No Straight News
This is kind of an accidental career for me—which is why I approach it with irreverence and playfulness.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whatever irregularities occurred were accidental and insignificant.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1978, Scott Newman, his 28-year-old son, died of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An accidental mix-up of measles vaccine and a common muscle relaxer killed at least 15 Syrian children, and possibly many more.