accidentality
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- noun
- /ˌæksɪˈdɛntəlɪti/
- Formal
- The artist's work exemplifies the accidentality of inspiration, as he often creates pieces without a specific plan.
Examples
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Concrete narratives and histories, people, and events are taken up into an all-inclusive vision of history; they stand face to face with the truth, the salvation, and are thereby deprived in principle of their historical accidentality.
Academic text (2006) -
In this manner, the essence of man is the sustainer and recipient of the forms of the intelligibles and the ideas of things perceived, one form and idea constantly appearing therein while another passes away; and such a property is contrary to accidentality. Thus, the soul cannot be an accident; but since it is not an accident, it being evident that an existent being is either a substance or an accident, therefore the soul is a substance.
Blog text (24) -
In casino games, success often relies on the accidentality of chance rather than skill.
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The accidentality of his arrival meant that we hadn't prepared for any special accommodations.
Synonyms
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A surprising event that happens at the same time as another by chance
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A chance event that seems planned but is actually an accident
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An unexpected event that happens by chance
A quality of being added from outside or happening by chance, not planned and not natural
Antonyms
How Accidental
Surface Forms
Morphology
accidentality = accidental (transparent) = accident + ality
The noun 'accidentality' is transparently formed from the adjective 'accidental' by adding the suffix '-ity', indicating a state or quality.
Etymology
Accidentality comes from the familiar word accident, which in turn goes back to the old Latin root cadere meaning 'to fall', so you can think of an accident as something that 'falls' into your life by chance. So accidentality means the state of being accidental — happening by chance and not planned.