EXTRANEOUS

external, extraneous, outside

(adjective) coming from the outside; “extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph”; “relying upon an extraneous income”; “disdaining outside pressure groups”

extraneous

(adjective) not essential; “the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play”

extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal

(adjective) 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”

extraneous, foreign

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

extraneous (not comparable)

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign

Not essential or intrinsic

Synonyms

• (not belonging to): additional, alien, foreign, intrusive; See also foreign

• (not essential): superfluous, extra; See also extrinsic

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex*tra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. extraneus, from extra. See Extra, Strange.]

Definition: 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. Landor.

– Ex*tra"ne*ous*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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