accidental

accidentalleft to right: G natural, G flat, G sharp

ac·ci·den·tal

A0040800 (ăk′sĭ-dĕn′tl)adj.1. Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance.2. Music Of or relating to an accidental.3. Being an animal, especially a bird, that has strayed beyond its normal range.n.1. A property, factor, or attribute that is not essential.2. Music a. Any of various signs that indicate the alteration of a note by one or two semitones or the cancellation of a previous sign.b. A note that has been marked with such a sign.3. An animal that has strayed beyond its normal range.

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ac′ci·den′tal·ly, ac′ci·dent′ly adv.Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous, contingent, incidental
These adjectives apply to what happens unintentionally. Accidental primarily refers to what occurs by chance: an accidental meeting.
It can also mean subordinate or nonessential: "Poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form" (Frederick W. Robertson).
Fortuitous stresses chance even more strongly: "the happy combination of fortuitous circumstances" (Sir Walter Scott).
Contingent describes what is possible but uncertain because of unforeseen or uncontrollable factors: "The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain" (George Eliot).
Incidental refers to a minor or unanticipated result or accompaniment: "There is scarcely any practice which is so corrupt as not to produce some incidental good" (Enoch Mellor).

accidental

(ˌæksɪˈdɛntəl) adj1. occurring by chance, unexpectedly, or unintentionally2. nonessential; incidental3. (Classical Music) music denoting sharps, flats, or naturals that are not in the key signature of a piece4. (Logic) logic (of a property) not essential; contingentn5. an incidental, nonessential, or supplementary circumstance, factor, or attribute6. (Classical Music) music a symbol denoting a sharp, flat, or natural that is not a part of the key signature ˌacciˈdentally adv

ac•ci•den•tal

(ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl)

adj. 1. happening by chance or accident. 2. nonessential; incidental: accidental benefits. 3. pertaining to or indicating sharps, flats, or naturals in music. n. 4. a nonessential or subsidiary circumstance or feature. 5. a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin] ac`ci•den′tal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accidental - a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signaturemusical notation - (music) notation used by musicians
Adj.	1.	accidental - happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"inadvertentunintended - not deliberate

accidental

adjective1. unintentional, unexpected, incidental, unforeseen, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
unintentional planned, expected, deliberate, designed, prepared, intended, calculated, foreseen, intentional2. chance, random, casual, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, fortuitous, inadvertent, serendipitous, unlooked-for, uncalculated, contingent His hand brushed against hers; it could have been accidental.

accidental

adjectiveOccurring unexpectedly:casual, chance, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, inadvertent, odd.

Translations

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accident

(ˈӕksidənt) noun1. an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc. There has been a road accident. 事故 意外事件2. chance. I met her by accident. 偶然 偶然ˌacciˈdental (-ˈden-) adjective happening by chance or accident. an accidental discovery. 偶然的 偶然的ˌacciˈdentally (-ˈden-) adverb 意外地 意外地

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