His criticism only referred to incidental matters.
Source: tatoeba (2096761)
Incidental
//ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl//
Synonyms for "incidental" (202 found)
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Strong matches (60)
cadencecadenzacasecasualcauselesschancechancycircumstantialcollateralcoloraturaconditionalcontingencycontingentcountcurrentdatumdestinaldetaildiceydivision
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Adjective(5 words)
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Noun(2 words)
incidental noteinconsequentinconsequentialindeterminateindirectinessentialinsignificantinstanceirrelativeirrelevantitemlesserlittlelong mordentmattermere chanceminorminor detailminutiaminutiae
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mordentnegligiblenihil ad remnot at issuenot-selfoccasionaloccurringoddoffoff the subjectomissibleonon footongoingornamentotherout-of-the-waypaltryparentheticparentheticalpart timepart-timeparticularpassagepassingperipheralpettypointpralltrillerprevailingprevalentprovisionalrandomregardrespectresultantriskyrouladerunserendipitoussidesingle mordentsparespare timesubordinatesubsidiarysuperaddedsuperadditionsuperfluoussupervenientsupplementsupplementalsupplementarytaking placethingtriflingtrivialturnuncausedunder wayundeterminedunessentialunexpectedunforeseeableunforeseenunimportantunlooked forunlooked-forunplannedunpredictable
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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50 translations across 13 languages.
Bashkir
1 entries- осраҡлы adj (occurring by chance)
Bulgarian
4 entries- несъществен adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- падащ adj (entering or approaching, prior to reflection)
- случаен adj (occurring by chance)
- страничен adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
Finnish
4 entries- epäolennainen adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- satunnainen adj (occurring by chance)
- tuleva adj (entering or approaching, prior to reflection)
- sattuma noun (something that is incidental)
French
1 entries- incidental adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
German
4 entries- Begleit adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- Neben adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- Sonder adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- Zufalls adj (occurring by chance)
Indonesian
2 entries- insidental adj (occurring by chance)
- sewaktu-waktu adj (occurring by chance)
Italian
1 entries- incidentale adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
Japanese
3 entries- 偶然の adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- 偶発的な adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- 雑費 noun (minor items, not further defined — see also incidental expense)
Portuguese
1 entries- incidental adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
Russian
2 entries- случа́йный adj (occurring by chance)
- эпизоди́чный adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
Spanish
2 entries- fortuito adj (occurring by chance)
- incidental adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
Turkish
2 entries- ilgisiz adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
- rastlantısal adj (occurring by chance)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַגבֿדיק adj (loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
My activities on the Web are mainly for self-promotion. It's not really a public service, as the audience is merely incidental and I might be solipsistic. It's a window for vanity with the aim of promoting my own hobbies. If there's an audience, then fine, but if none, then fine, too. If you think that the information is helpful or entertaining, then "it's good for you."
Source: tatoeba (10557708)
It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital.
Source: tatoeba (10689062)
Having gathered these facts, Watson, I smoked several pipes over them, trying to separate those which were crucial from others which were merely incidental.
Source: tatoeba (10692537)
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