ACCIDENTAL
10 letters
15 Scrabble points
/ˌæk.sɪ.ˈdɛn.tl̩/
Definition of ACCIDENTAL
noun
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A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
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Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
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A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
adjective
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Not essential; incidental, secondary.
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Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
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Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
Related words:
adventitious
casual
contingent
fortuitous
incidental
occasional
serendipitous
circumstantial
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
A
C
C
I
D
E
N
T
A
L
Length
10 letters
Scrabble Score
15 points