accidental (redirected from accidently)

ac·ci·den·tal  (ks-dntl)

adj.

1. Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance.

2. Music Of or relating to an accidental.

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.

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acci·dental·ly, acci·dently adv.

acci·dental·ness n.

Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious
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).
Adventitious applies to something acquired or added externally, sometimes by accident or chance: "The court tries to understand 'whether the young man's misconduct was adventitious or the result of some serious flaw in his character'" (Harry F. Rosenthal).

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accidental [ˌæksɪˈdɛnt^əl]

adj

1. occurring by chance, unexpectedly, or unintentionally

2. nonessential; incidental

3. (Music / Classical Music) Music denoting sharps, flats, or naturals that are not in the key signature of a piece

4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a property) not essential; contingent

n

1. an incidental, nonessential, or supplementary circumstance, factor, or attribute

2. (Music / Classical Music) Music a symbol denoting a sharp, flat, or natural that is not a part of the key signature

accidentally  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 signature musical 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" inadvertent unintended - not deliberate

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accidental

adjective

1. unintentional, unexpected, incidental, unforeseen, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
unintentional planned, expected, deliberate, designed, prepared, intended, calculated, foreseen, intentional

2. chance, random, casual, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, fortuitous, inadvertent, serendipitous, unlooked-for, uncalculated, contingent His hand brushed against hers; it could have been accidental.

Translations

accidental [ˌæksɪˈdentl]

A. ADJ

1. (= by chance) → casual, fortuito
accidental death → muerte f por accidente

2. (= unintentional) → imprevisto
I didn't do it deliberately, it was accidental → no lo hice adrede, fue sin querer

B. N (Mus) → accidente m

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accidental [ˌæksɪˈdɛnt^əl] adj

(= by accident) [injury, fall, fire, damage] → accidentel(le) accidental death

(= chance) [meeting, discovery] → accidentel/elle m/f
accidental death n (LAW) → mort f accidentelle

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accidental

adj

(= unplanned) meeting, benefit → zufällig; (= unintentional) blow, shooting → versehentlich; one of the accidental effects of this scheme was … → eine der Wirkungen, die dieser Plan unbeabsichtigterweise mit sich brachte, war …

(= resulting from accident) injury, death → durch Unfall; accidental damage (Insur) → Unfallschaden m

n (Mus) (= sign) → Versetzungszeichen nt, → Akzidentale f (form); (= note) → erhöhter/erniedrigter Ton

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accidental [ˌæksɪˈdɛntl] adj (by chance) → accidentale, fortuito/a, casuale; (unintentional) → involontario/a
accidental death → morte f accidentale

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