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.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Extrinsic, external, foreign, outside, alien, unconnected, unrelated,ascititious, adventitious
ANT:Intrinsic, internal, vital, connected, essential
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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
- An extraneous jurisdiction of this kind, besides, is liable to be exercised both ignorantly and capriciously. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The common one is by applying extraneous heat, as under a tea kettle, in which case the evaporated vapor is hot by virtue of the heat absorbed from the fire. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Several extraneous sums, altogether independent of that ordinary revenue, have contributed towards it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The world was extraneous. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Motivation through rewards extraneous to the thing to be done has a like effect. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- He went on more or less mechanically with his business, but this activity was all extraneous. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was not till three years after the death of Alexis Bouvard that the extraneous influence, of which he thus gave in 1821 some indication, be came fully known. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The most familiar forms of the telephone are those seen in Figs. 61 and 62, but the ideal form is rigged in a cabinet or little room, which excludes all extraneous interfering sounds. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There must exist some extraneous influence, hitherto unknown to astronomers. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It was attempted to introduce it commercially, but it failed on account of its faintness and the extraneous sounds which came in on its wires from various causes. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The next three days demonstrated to her own complete satisfaction Miss Bart's ability to manage her affairs without extraneous aid. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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