Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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incidental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
nonessential | Yes | Yes | No | No |
incidental (noun) | nonessential (noun) |
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an item that is incidental | anything that is not essential |
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified |
incidental (adjective) | nonessential (adjective) |
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(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence | not of prime or central importance |
not of prime or central importance | |
occurring with or following as a consequence |