Hyphenation of incidental

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word incidental? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

in-ci-den-tal

Definitions of incidental:

1.
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
He requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses
2.
An item that is incidental
3.
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
Incidental expenses The road will bring other incidental advantages Extra duties incidental to the job Labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion Confusion incidental to a quick change
4.
Not of prime or central importance
Nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry- Pubs.MLA
5.
Following or accompanying as a consequence
An excessive growth of bureaucracy
6.
With attendant problems
Snags incidental to the changeover in management Attendant circumstances The period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness The ensuant response to his appeal The resultant savings were considerable

Synonyms of incidental:

adj incidental, incident, omissible, parenthetic, parenthetical, peripheral, secondary
adj accompanying, attendant, concomitant, incidental to, related, related to
adj nonessential, inessential, unessential
nounincidental expense, minor expense, expense
noun item, point

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