English dictionary: words starting with incide

noun

The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or other undesirable thing.

Usage examples:

An increased incidence of cancer

The relative frequency of occurrence of something

noun

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Several amusing incidents

adjective

Liable to happen because of; resulting from.

Usage examples:

The changes incident to economic development

adjective

Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.

Usage examples:

For the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental

noun

An incidental expense, event, etc.

Usage examples:

An allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals

adverb

Used to add a further comment or a remark unconnected to the current subject; by the way.

Usage examples:

Incidentally, it was many months before the whole truth was discovered

noun

An incidental expense, event, etc.

Usage examples:

An allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals

adjective

Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.

Usage examples:

For the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental

plural noun

Unimportant facts

Usage examples:

She may be wrong on incidentals, but she’s never wrong in substance., i need money for incidentals …

noun

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Several amusing incidents

adjective

Liable to happen because of; resulting from.

Usage examples:

The changes incident to economic development