nnoun.eventa single distinct eventPart Holonyms:episode
Hypernyms:happening natural event occurrence occurrent
Inherited Hypernyms:incidenthappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cause celebrecontagioninfectionscenesideshowtransmission
Full Hyponyms:cause celebreinfectionscenesideshow
nnoun.statea public disturbanceExamples:- the police investigated an incident at the bus station
Hypernyms:commotion disruption disturbance flutter hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly burly kerfuffle to-do
Inherited Hypernyms:incidentdisturbancedisorderstateattributeabstractionentity
adjadj.pertfalling or striking of light rays on somethingDerivationally Related Form:incidence
Pertainyms:incidence
Inherited Hypernyms:incident
adjadj.all(sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequenceSynset:incidental
Examples:- incidental expenses
- the road will bring other incidental advantages
- extra duties incidental to the job
- labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion
- confusion incidental to a quick change
Antonyms:basic
Inherited Hypernyms:incidental
Similar to:omissible parenthetic parenthetical peripheral secondary