<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an individual occurrence or event.</li><li>Synonyms: happening.</li><li>a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play.</li><li>something that occurs casually in connection with something else.</li><li>something appertaining or attaching to something else.</li><li>an occurrence of seemingly minor importance, especially involving nations or factions between which relations are strained and sensitive, that can lead to serious consequences, as an outbreak of hostilities or a war: border incident; international incident.</li><li>an embarrassing occurrence, especially of a social nature.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>likely or apt to happen (usually followed by to).</li><li>naturally appertaining: hardships incident to the life of an explorer.</li><li>conjoined or attaching, especially as subordinate to a principal thing.</li><li>falling or striking on something, as light rays.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>