Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "accidental" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

substantive

Derived Terms

accidental abortion accidental chord accidental chords accidental color accidental colors accidental colour accidental death accidental gap accidental light accidental lights accidental point accidental property accidentalism accidentalist accidentality accidentally accidentalness nonaccidental pseudoaccidental unaccidental

Derived From

accident

Context

geometry music painting philosophy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

musical notation

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

lucky risky unlucky

Type Of (IsA)

musical notation

Related Terms

accident accidentally

Related Terms

accident accidentally commencement essential flat fortuitous happening incidental key signature luminous natural nonessential occasional secondary semitone sharp signature unexpectedly unintentional

Similar Terms

inessential unessential unintended

Synonym Network

adventitious circumstantial inadvertent nonessential unexpected unintentional

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