Accidentalness

Accidentalness
Accidentalness Ac`ci*den"tal*ness, n. The quality of being accidental; casualness. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • accidentalness — noun see accidental I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • accidentalness — See accidentally. * * * …   Universalium

  • accidentalness — noun The quality of being accidental; casualness …   Wiktionary

  • accidentalness — n. chance, fortuitousness, quality of being unplanned and unintentional …   English contemporary dictionary

  • accidentalness — n. Accidentality, contingency, fortuity, fortuitousness, etc. See accidental …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • accidentalness — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chance — I (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of assignable cause. < N PARAG:Chance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 chance chance indetermination accident fortune hazard hap haphazard chance medley random luck raccroc casualty …   English dictionary for students

  • Accidentality — Ac ci*den*tal i*ty, n. The quality of being accidental; accidentalness. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • accidental — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. arising from extrinsic causes ; incidental, nonessential 2. a. occurring unexpectedly or by chance b. happening without intent or through carelessness and often with unfortunate results • accidentally also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • accidental — accidentally, adv. accidentalness, accidentality, n. /ak si den tl/, adj. 1. happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting. 2. nonessential; incidental; subsidiary: accidental benefits. 3. Music. relating to or… …   Universalium

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