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extraneous definition
extraneous |
Grep of noun extraneous extraneousness Overview of adj extraneous The adj extraneous has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) extraneous, immaterial, impertinent -- (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") 2. (1) extraneous -- (not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play") 3. extraneous, foreign -- (not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk") 4. external, extraneous, outside -- (coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups") Antonyms of adj extraneous 4 senses of extraneous Sense 1 extraneous, immaterial, impertinent INDIRECT (VIA irrelevant) -> relevant Sense 2 extraneous INDIRECT (VIA extrinsic) -> intrinsic, intrinsical Sense 3 extraneous, foreign INDIRECT (VIA adulterating) -> purifying Sense 4 external, extraneous, outside INDIRECT (VIA extrinsic) -> intrinsic, intrinsical Similarity of adj extraneous 4 senses of extraneous Sense 1 extraneous, immaterial, impertinent => irrelevant (vs. relevant) Sense 2 extraneous => extrinsic (vs. intrinsic) Sense 3 extraneous, foreign => adulterating (vs. purifying), adulterant Sense 4 external, extraneous, outside => extrinsic (vs. intrinsic) Attributes of adj extraneous Familiarity of adj extraneous extraneous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj extraneous extraneous Overview of adj extraneous The adj extraneous has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) extraneous, immaterial, impertinent -- (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") 2. (1) extraneous -- (not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play") 3. extraneous, foreign -- (not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk") 4. external, extraneous, outside -- (coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups")
extraneous definition
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