| Noun | 1. | incidental - (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting" | |
| 2. | incidental - an item that is incidentalitem, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" | |
| Adj. | 1. | incidental - (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"basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" | |
| 2. | incidental - following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"related, related to - being connected or associated; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" | |
| 3. | incidental - not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA | |