Definition of accident

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Accident (n.) A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness..

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Substance :: Substance (n.) That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence..
Misadventure :: Misadventure (n.) Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure.
Comedy :: Comedy (n.) A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy..
Hernia :: Hernia (n.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture..
Occasional :: Occasional (a.) Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing..
Aggravation :: Aggravation (n.) An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Precaution :: Precaution (n.) A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident..
Occurrent :: Occurrent (a.) Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental..
Accident :: Accident (n.) Unusual appearance or effect.
Accident :: Accident (n.) Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident..
Cyst :: Cyst (n.) A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ..
Accidental :: Accidental (a.) Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit..
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle..
Appalling :: Appalling (a.) Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident..
Accident :: Accident (n.) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute..
Adventitious :: Adventitious (a.) Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.
Mishap :: Mishap (n.) Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Liability :: Liability (n.) The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law..
Designedly :: Designedly (adv.) By design; purposely; intentionally; -- opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently..
Overhear :: Overhear (v. t.) To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.
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