Definition
The quality or state of being accidental; the degree to which something happens by chance rather than by design.
Etymology
From accidental + -ity (Latin suffix creating abstract nouns). Developed in philosophical and linguistic contexts.
Kelly Says
The 'accidentality' of language is fascinating—no committee designed English, it just happened through millions of speakers making random choices that stuck around, which is why it's such a beautiful mess.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
onrussendheid
BGБългарски
аварийственство
BNবাংলা
যৌক্তিকতা
jou-ktik-ta
CACatalà
accidentalitat
ak-si-den-ta-li-tat
CSČeština
náhodnost
na-hod-nost
DADansk
tilfældighed
til-fæl-dig-hed
DEDeutsch
Zufälligkeit
tsoo-fäll-lig-keit
ELΕλληνικά
τυχαία
tif-cha-ia
ESEspañol
accidentalidad
ak-si-den-ta-li-dad
ETEesti
ohutusjuhtumilisus
FAفارسی
تصادفی
ta-sa-dif-i
FISuomi
satunnaisuus
sat-tun-na-isuus
FRFrançais
accidentalité
ak-si-den-ta-li-te
HAHA
ta-kwan-ci
ta-kwan-ci
HIहिन्दी
अकस्मिकता
ak-sam-i-kta
HRHrvatski
nepredvidljivost
HUMagyar
véletlenség
ve-le-tlen-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesalahan
ke-sa-la-han
IGIG
ihe n'anya
i-he n'ya-nya
ITItaliano
accidentaleità
ak-si-den-ta-le-ita
KMKM
ការប្រកាន់
ka-ra-bra-kan
MRMR
अनपेक्षित
an-pe-k-shit
MSBahasa Melayu
kesalahan
ke-sa-la-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းပြင်
ky-wun-pyin
NLNederlands
toevalligheid
toe-val-lig-heid
NONorsk
tilfeldighet
til-fel-dig-het
PLPolski
przypadkowość
przypad-ko-wość
PTPortuguês
accidentaliad
ak-si-den-ta-li-ad
RORomână
accidentalitate
ak-si-den-ta-li-ta-te
RUРусский
случайность
slu-chay-no-st'
SLSlovenščina
nespretnost
SVSvenska
tillfällighet
till-fäl-lig-het
SWKiswahili
bahati
ba-ha-ti
TAதமிழ்
அசம்பாவினம்
a-sam-pa-vi-nam
TEతెలుగు
అనుమానం
anu-ma-nam
TLTL
pangyayari
pang-ya-ya-ri
TRTürkçe
tesadüf
te-sa-düf
UKУкраїнська
випадковість
vi-pad-ko-vist'
URاردو
تصادفی
ta-sa-dif-i
VITiếng Việt
tính ngẫu nhiên
tinh ngau-nhien
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la