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extraneous
ex·tra·ne·ous E0301500 (ĭk-strā′nē-əs)adj.1. Not constituting an essential or vital element or part: school rules forbidding extraneous clothing like hats.2. Unrelated to the topic or matter at hand. See Synonyms at irrelevant.3. Coming from the outside: extraneous noise.
[From Latin extrāneus, from extrā, outside; see extra-.]
ex·tra′ne·ous·ly adv.ex·tra′ne·ous·ness n.extraneous (ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs) adj1. not essential2. not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant3. coming from without; of external origin4. not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained[C17: from Latin extrāneus external, from extrā outside] exˈtraneously adv exˈtraneousness nex•tra•ne•ous (ɪkˈstreɪ ni əs)
adj. 1. introduced or coming from without; not forming an essential or proper part: extraneous substances in our water. 2. not pertinent; irrelevant: an extraneous remark. [1630–40; < Latin extrāneus external, foreign <extr(a)- extra-] ex•tra′ne•ous•ly, adv. ex•tra′ne•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | extraneous - not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"orthogonal, impertinent, immaterialirrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations" | | 2. | extraneous - not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" | | 3. | extraneous - not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"foreignadulterant, adulterating - making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" | | 4. | extraneous - coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"external, outsideextrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" |
extraneousadjective1. nonessential, unnecessary, extra, additional, redundant, needless, peripheral, supplementary, incidental, superfluous, unneeded, inessential, adventitious, unessential Just give me the basic facts, with no extraneous details.2. irrelevant, inappropriate, unrelated, unconnected, immaterial, beside the point, impertinent, inadmissible, off the subject, inapplicable, inapt, inapposite Let's not allow ourselves to be sidetracked by extraneous questions.3. external, foreign, strange, alien, exotic, out of place, extrinsic, adventitious extraneous influences affecting his state of mindextraneousadjective1. Not part of the essential nature of a thing:alien, extrinsic, foreign.2. Not relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicable:immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, irrelevant.Idioms: beside the point, neither here nor there.Translationsextraneous
ex·tra·ne·ous (eks-trā'nē-ŭs), Outside of the organism and not belonging to it. [L. extraneus] extraneous (ĕks-trā′nē-ŭs) [L. extraneus, external] Outside and unrelated to an organism. extraneous
Related to extraneous: extraneous rootSynonyms for extraneousadj nonessentialSynonyms- nonessential
- unnecessary
- extra
- additional
- redundant
- needless
- peripheral
- supplementary
- incidental
- superfluous
- unneeded
- inessential
- adventitious
- unessential
adj irrelevantSynonyms- irrelevant
- inappropriate
- unrelated
- unconnected
- immaterial
- beside the point
- impertinent
- inadmissible
- off the subject
- inapplicable
- inapt
- inapposite
adj externalSynonyms- external
- foreign
- strange
- alien
- exotic
- out of place
- extrinsic
- adventitious
Synonyms for extraneousadj not part of the essential nature of a thingSynonymsadj not relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicableSynonyms- immaterial
- impertinent
- inapplicable
- irrelevant
Synonyms for extraneousadj not pertinent to the matter under considerationSynonyms- orthogonal
- impertinent
- immaterial
Related Wordsadj not essentialRelated Wordsadj not belonging to that in which it is containedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj coming from the outsideSynonymsRelated Words |