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occasional meaning in Sanskrit

अनित्य anitya

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/

occasional in Sanskrit: अनित्य (anitya). In English, occasional means occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

Sanskrit words for occasional

occasional, incidental
अनित्य anitya

English meaning of occasional

  1. adjective Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
  2. adjective Created for a specific occasion.
  3. adjective Intended for use as the occasion requires.
  4. adjective Acting in the indicated role from time to time.

Full definition of occasional

occasional in a sentence

  • He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.
  • He took an occasional glass of wine.
  • Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.

Synonyms of occasional

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Questions about occasional in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of occasional in Sanskrit?
Occasional in Sanskrit is अनित्य (anitya).
occasional इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Occasional: अनित्य (anitya).
What does occasional mean in English?
Occasional means occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “occasional”: अनित्य. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: occasional (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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