Extraneous

[ɪk'streɪnɪəs;ek-] or [ɪk'strenɪəs]

Definition

(adj.) not essential; 'the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play' .

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; 'water free of extraneous matter'; 'foreign particles in milk' .

Editor: Vanessa--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Foreign, extrinsic.

Checker: Zachariah

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Extrinsic, external, foreign, outside, alien, unconnected, unrelated,ascititious, adventitious

ANT:Intrinsic, internal, vital, connected, essential

Typed by Gilda

Definition

adj. external: foreign: not belonging to or dependent on a thing: not essential.—n. Extranē′ity.—adv. Extran′eously.

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Examples

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