extraneous

[ ik-strey-nee-uhs ]

/ ɪkˈstreɪ ni əs /

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adjective

introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.

not pertinent; irrelevant: an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.

Origin of extraneous

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin extrāneus “external, foreign,” equivalent to extr(a)- extra- + -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous

SYNONYMS FOR extraneous

1 extrinsic, adventitious, alien.

2 inappropriate, nonessential, superfluous.

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ANTONYMS FOR extraneous

1 intrinsic.

2 pertinent, relevant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM extraneous

ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverbex·tra·ne·ous·ness, nounnon·ex·tra·ne·ous, adjectivenon·ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb

non·ex·tra·ne·ous·ness, nounun·ex·tra·ne·ous, adjectiveun·ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH extraneous

extraneous , external, extrinsic

Words nearby extraneous

extrality, extramarital, extrametrical, extramundane, extramural, extraneous, extranet, extranuclear, extraocular muscle, extraordinaire, extraordinary

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Example sentences from the Web for extraneous

The whole stack was re-evaluated—a “one-time decision,” said a memo from the advisory council, due to “extraneous circumstances.”
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’|ProPublica|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You know where you find a clear, neat story with no extraneous details?
How Social Scientists, and the Rest of Us, Got Seduced By a Good Story|Megan McArdle|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her writing is marked by an utter lack of the extraneous, and bristles with a sense of the uncanny.
Nicole Krauss Picks Her Must Reads|Nicole Krauss|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And I worked out a way of going back and cutting out the extraneous impressions.
The Chamber of Life|Green Peyton Wertenbaker

The last figure of the prepared divisor being 3, this is the extraneous multiplier.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884|Various
She began to feel curiously jealous of these extraneous influences.
Hope Mills|Amanda M. Douglas
Were it not for that extraneous circumstance, the showing for the wage-earner's advance would be even greater.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various
Such were some of the extraneous subjects which the month of October brought from without.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for extraneous

extraneous

/ (ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs) /

adjective

not essential

not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant

coming from without; of external origin

not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained

Derived forms of extraneous

extraneously, adverbextraneousness, noun

Word Origin for extraneous

C17: from Latin extrāneus external, from extrā outside

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	extraneous
释义	extraneous [ ik-strey-nee-uhs ] / ɪkˈstreɪ ni əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extraneous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water. not pertinent; irrelevant: an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration. Origin of extraneous First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin extrāneus “external, foreign,” equivalent to extr(a)- extra- + -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous SYNONYMS FOR extraneous 1 extrinsic, adventitious, alien. 2 inappropriate, nonessential, superfluous. SEE SYNONYMS FOR extraneous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR extraneous 1 intrinsic. 2 pertinent, relevant. SEE ANTONYMS FOR extraneous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM extraneous ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverbex·tra·ne·ous·ness, nounnon·ex·tra·ne·ous, adjectivenon·ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb non·ex·tra·ne·ous·ness, nounun·ex·tra·ne·ous, adjectiveun·ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH extraneous extraneous , external, extrinsic Words nearby extraneous extrality, extramarital, extrametrical, extramundane, extramural, extraneous, extranet, extranuclear, extraocular muscle, extraordinaire, extraordinary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extraneous The whole stack was re-evaluated—a “one-time decision,” said a memo from the advisory council, due to “extraneous circumstances.” At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’\|ProPublica\|October 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You know where you find a clear, neat story with no extraneous details? How Social Scientists, and the Rest of Us, Got Seduced By a Good Story\|Megan McArdle\|April 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Her writing is marked by an utter lack of the extraneous, and bristles with a sense of the uncanny. Nicole Krauss Picks Her Must Reads\|Nicole Krauss\|October 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST And I worked out a way of going back and cutting out the extraneous impressions. The Chamber of Life\|Green Peyton Wertenbaker The last figure of the prepared divisor being 3, this is the extraneous multiplier. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884\|Various She began to feel curiously jealous of these extraneous influences. Hope Mills\|Amanda M. Douglas Were it not for that extraneous circumstance, the showing for the wage-earner's advance would be even greater. The Unpopular Review Vol. I\|Various Such were some of the extraneous subjects which the month of October brought from without. Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft British Dictionary definitions for extraneous extraneous / (ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs) / adjective not essential not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant coming from without; of external origin not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained Derived forms of extraneous extraneously, adverbextraneousness, noun Word Origin for extraneous C17: from Latin extrāneus external, from extrā outside Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to extraneous additional, immaterial, incidental, unnecessary, supplementary, unrelated, unconnected, superfluous, nonessential, external, accidental, adventitious, beside the point, extra, foreign, impertinent, inadmissible, inapplicable, inappropriate, needless
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extraneous

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for extraneous

adjective

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