extraneous
AdjectiveUS[ek-strey-nee-uhs]/ɛkˈstreɪniəs/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (4)
- 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”Synonyms: immaterialimpertinentorthogonalOpposite relevantSimilar irrelevant
- not essential“the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play”Opposite intrinsicSimilar extrinsic
- not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source“water free of extraneous matter”“foreign particles in milk”Synonyms: foreignOpposite purifyingSimilar adulterating, adulterant
- coming from the outside“extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph”“relying upon an extraneous income”“disdaining outside pressure groups”Synonyms: externaloutsideOpposite intrinsicSimilar extrinsic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ex·tra′ne·ous adjective
Origin: L. extraneus, from extra. See Extra-, Strange.
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.
Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment.— Walter S. Landor
— Ex·tra′wb-a1′>′ne·ous·ly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54