different between background vs incidental
background
English
Etymology
back +? ground
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæk.??a?nd/
Adjective
background (not comparable)
- Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
Antonyms
- conspicuous, foreground, forestanding, primary, prominent
Noun
background (countable and uncountable, plural backgrounds)
- One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
- A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
- Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
- A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
- (computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
- (computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
background (third-person singular simple present backgrounds, present participle backgrounding, simple past and past participle backgrounded)
- To put in a position that is not prominent.
- 2006, Paul Baker, Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis, page 163:
- One aspect of the story that appears interesting is that the alleged rapist and victim are only referred to by name together in the same sentence once. In all the other sentences, one receives more focus, while the other is backgrounded.
- 2006, Paul Baker, Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis, page 163:
- (journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
Spanish
Noun
background m (plural backgrounds)
- background
background From the web:
- what background check
- what backgrounds are available on zoom
- what background processes can i end
- what background app refresh
- what background is zayn malik
- what background processes can i disable
- what background tasks can i close
- what background apps are running
incidental
English
Etymology
From incident +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ns??d?nt?l/, /?ns??d?nt?l/
- (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [?ns??d?.???l], (enunciated) [?ns??d?n.t??l]
- (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [?ns??d?.???l], (enunciated) [?ns??d?n.t??l]
Adjective
incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental)
- Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence.
- That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
- Occurring by chance
- (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
Synonyms
- (existing as an accident): accidental, contingent; See also Thesaurus:circumstantial
- (occurring by chance): accidental, serendipitous; See also Thesaurus:accidental
Antonyms
- (existing as an accident): inevitable, necessary, impossible; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
- (occurring by chance): inevitable, intentional; See also Thesaurus:intentional
Derived terms
- incidental expense
- incidentally
- incidental music
Related terms
- incident
- incidence
Translations
Noun
incidental (plural incidentals)
- Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.
- She's costing us a lot in incidentals.
- Something that is incidental.
Translations
Anagrams
- anticlined
Portuguese
Adjective
incidental m or f (plural incidentais, comparable)
- incidental (existing by chance)
Romanian
Etymology
From French incidentel
Adjective
incidental m or n (feminine singular incidental?, masculine plural incidentali, feminine and neuter plural incidentale)
- incidental
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
incidental (plural incidentales)
- incidental (existing by chance)
incidental From the web:
- what incidental means
- what incidental learning
- what incidental costs means
- what's incidental music
- what incidental disclosure means
- what's incidental fee
- what incidental charges
- what's incidental physical activity
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