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extraneous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foreign |
| Derivation | extraneousness |
water free of extraneous matter.
extraneous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal |
| Derivation | extraneousness |
an issue extraneous to the debate.
extraneous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | extraneousness |
the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play.
Examples of extraneous
extraneous
There was this exchange, with a few extraneous words trimmed out, between Legis.
From the newsday.com
Why clutter it with so much extraneous detail and so many incidental characters?
From the economist.com
The important thing is that people don't rely too much on the extraneous things.
From the smh.com.au
And for that purpose, it comes with all kinds of extraneous technical apparatus.
From the sfgate.com
Extraneous noises are eliminated, and speech sounds are isolated and re-recorded.
From the kansas.com
They used sophisticated equipment to eliminate all extraneous sources of noise.
From the sciencedaily.com
He also refrains from any extraneous political references, sticking to sports.
From the theepochtimes.com
A lot of the extraneous packaging comes from convenience shopping in supermarkets.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
I think the explanation you claim to be more complete makes extraneous points.
From the forbes.com
- 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"
- Not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"
- Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"
- External: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
- (extraneousness) unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
- Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign; Not essential or intrinsic
- (extraneously) In an extraneous manner
- In this context means additional and unwanted.
- Not pertinent; placed outside; superfluous.
