Adjective

incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental)

Positive incidental

Comparative more incidental

Superlative most incidental

1. Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident.

   That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.

2. Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

Related terms

• incident
• incidence

Derived terms

• incidental expense
• incidentally

Noun

Singular incidental

Plural incidentals

incidental (plural incidentals)

1. Incidental expense.

   She's costing us a lot in incidentals.

Incident may refer to:

• A property of a graph (mathematics) (see also glossary of graph theory)
• Incident, Culfest of NITK Surathkal, a cultural festival of The National Institute of Technology in Surathkal, Karnataka, India
• Incident management, the activities of an organization to identify, analyze and correct hazards
• Incident (Scientology), a concept in Scientology

The Incident may refer to:

• The Incident, a 1967 film.
• The Incident, an event in British history that took place in 1641.
• The Incident (Lost), the season finale of the fifth season of Lost.