Incidental is most often used in the sense "being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence," or "minor" (as in "there were some incidental expenses that I paid myself").

INCIDENTAL definition: 1. less important than the thing something is connected with or part of: 2. directly connected…. Learn more.

Incidental definition: happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.. See examples of INCIDENTAL used in a sentence.

Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor consequence: "the principle that even annoying, intrusive, and offensive speech is to be protected by the courts and tolerated by the …

Definition of incidental adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. incidental (to something) happening in connection with something else, but not as important as it, or not …

adjective Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor consequence: synonym: accidental. adjective Of a minor, casual, or subordinate nature. noun A minor accompanying …

If one thing is incidental to another, it is less important than the other thing or is not a major part of it.

INCIDENTAL meaning: happening as a minor part or result of something else often + to

Synonyms for INCIDENTAL: accidental, unexpected, chance, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, casual, unplanned; Antonyms of INCIDENTAL: intentional, deliberate, intended, …

Incidental means secondary in time or importance. If you lose weight because you moved and must walk further to school, the weight loss was incidental to the move.