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 public …

3 days ago · incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental) Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.

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 intended. …

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

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.

Incidental is an adjective that describes something that is not a major part of the item or situation in question, something that is only loosely connected to something else.