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accidental

/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.təl/

Translations

accidentaladjective

more accidental

Comp.

most accidental

Super.

/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.təl/

The discovery of the ancient artifact was purely accidental.

La découverte de l'ancien artefact fut purement accidentelle.

Additional translations

fortuitPlus littéraire ; se dit d’un fait dû au hasard.

altéré(musique) Se dit d’une note modifiée par un dièse, un bémol ou un bécarre.

Synonyms

Antonyms

accidentalnoun

accidentals

/ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/

/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.tl̩/

altération(musique) Signe modifiant la hauteur d’une note.

The composer included several accidentals in the score to create a more complex harmony.

Le compositeur a inclus plusieurs altérations dans la partition pour créer une harmonie plus complexe.

Additional translations

accident(philosophie) Caractéristique non essentielle, par opposition à la substance.

accidentaladjective

Happening by chance or unexpectedly; not planned or intended.

The discovery of the ancient artifact was purely accidental.

(Music) Relating to or denoting a note whose pitch is altered by a sharp, flat, or natural sign and therefore lies outside the key signature.

The melody features accidental notes that heighten its expressive quality.

accidentalnoun

A musical symbol used to raise or lower the pitch of a note by a semitone or whole tone, such as a sharp, flat, or natural.

The composer included several accidentals in the score to create a more complex harmony.

A non-essential attribute or characteristic; something incidental rather than essential.

In classical metaphysics, shape is treated as an accidental of matter.