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Incidental vs Incidency - What's the difference?

incidental | incidency |

As nouns the difference between incidental and incidency

is that incidental is incidental expense while incidency is (obsolete) an incident; something incidental or circumstantial.

As an adjective incidental

is loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident.

incidental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident.
    • That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
  • Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

    • Related terms

    * incident * incidence

    Derived terms

    * incidental expense * incidentally

    Synonyms

    *(existing as an accident) accidental, contingent

    Antonyms

    *(existing as an accident) inevitable, necessary, impossible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Incidental expense.
    • She's costing us a lot in incidentals .

    Anagrams

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    incidency

    English

    Noun

    (incidencies)
  • (obsolete) An incident; something incidental or circumstantial.
  • (obsolete) The quality or fact of being likely or about to fall.
  • (obsolete, physics) Incidence.