Australian English Meaning of extraneous

extraneous

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Definitions and Meaning of extraneous in English

Wordnet

extraneous (s)

not pertinent to the matter under consideration

not essential

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

coming from the outside

Webster

extraneous (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.

FAQs About the word extraneous

extraneous

not pertinent to the matter under consideration, not essential, not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source, coming from t

accidental,adventitious,external,Extrinsic,irrelevant,alien,exterior,foreign,supervenient,unnecessary

inherent,innate,internal,Intrinsic,basic,congenital,essential,inbred,inside,interior

extraneity => extraneousness, extramural => extramural, extramundane => extramundane, extramission => extramission, extramarital => extramarital,