extraneous

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adjective

1. not pertinent to the matter under consideration (Freq. 1)
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
• Syn:
immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
• Similar to:
irrelevant
• Derivationally related forms:
immateriality (for: immaterial), extraneousness
2. not essential (Freq. 1)
- the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
• Similar to:
extrinsic
• Derivationally related forms:
extraneousness
3. not belonging to that in which it is contained;
introduced from an outside source
- water free of extraneous matter
- foreign particles in milk
• Syn:
foreign
• Similar to:
adulterating, adulterant
• Derivationally related forms:
extraneousness
4. coming from the outside
- extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph
- relying upon an extraneous income
- disdaining outside pressure groups
• Syn:
external, outside
• Similar to:
extrinsic
• Derivationally related forms:
extraneousness, externality (for: external)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  external, outside, foreign, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal