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incidental
English
Etymology
From incident +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ns??d?nt?l/, /?ns??d?nt?l/
- (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [?ns??d?.???l], (enunciated) [?ns??d?n.t??l]
- (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [?ns??d?.???l], (enunciated) [?ns??d?n.t??l]
Adjective
incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental)
- Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence.
- That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
- Occurring by chance
- (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
Synonyms
- (existing as an accident): accidental, contingent; See also Thesaurus:circumstantial
- (occurring by chance): accidental, serendipitous; See also Thesaurus:accidental
Antonyms
- (existing as an accident): inevitable, necessary, impossible; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
- (occurring by chance): inevitable, intentional; See also Thesaurus:intentional
Derived terms
- incidental expense
- incidentally
- incidental music
Related terms
- incident
- incidence
Translations
Noun
incidental (plural incidentals)
- Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.
- She's costing us a lot in incidentals.
- Something that is incidental.
Translations
Anagrams
- anticlined
Portuguese
Adjective
incidental m or f (plural incidentais, comparable)
- incidental (existing by chance)
Romanian
Etymology
From French incidentel
Adjective
incidental m or n (feminine singular incidental?, masculine plural incidentali, feminine and neuter plural incidentale)
- incidental
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
incidental (plural incidentales)
- incidental (existing by chance)
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distant
English
Alternative forms
- distaunt (obsolete)
- dystant (obsolete)
- dystaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin distans, present participle of distare (“to stand apart, be separate, distant, or different”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + stare (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?st?nt/
Adjective
distant (comparative more distant, superlative most distant)
- Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
- Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.
Synonyms
- (far off): faraway; see also Thesaurus:distant
- (emotionally unresponsive): aloof, cold
Related terms
- distance
- equidistant
Translations
Further reading
- distant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- distant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- distant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Dantist
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin dist?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /dis?tant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dis?tan/
Adjective
distant (masculine and feminine plural distants)
- distant
- Synonyms: llunyà, remot
- Antonyms: pròxim, proper
Related terms
- distància
- distar
Further reading
- “distant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “distant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “distant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “distant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Adjective
distant (feminine singular distante, masculine plural distants, feminine plural distantes)
- distant
- aloof
Descendants
- ? Romanian: distant
Further reading
- “distant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
distant
- third-person plural present active indicative of dist?
Romanian
Etymology
From French distant.
Adjective
distant m or n (feminine singular distant?, masculine plural distan?i, feminine and neuter plural distante)
- distant, remote
Declension
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin dist?ns, present participle of dist?, dist?re (“stand apart, be distant”).
Adjective
distant m (feminine singular distanta, masculine plural distants, feminine plural distantas)
- (Puter) distant, remote, faraway
Synonyms
- luntaun
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