Definitions for extraneous
ɪkˈstreɪ ni əsex·tra·ne·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonaladjective

   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. extraneousadjective

   not essential

   "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"

3. extraneous, foreignadjective

   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, outsideadjective

   coming from the outside

   "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extraneousadjective

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

2. extraneousadjective

   Not essential or intrinsic

3. Etymology: From extraneus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extraneousadjective

   Not belonging to any thing; foreign; of different substance; not intrinsick.

   Etymology: extraneus, Latin.

   Relation is not contained in the real existence of things, but something extraneous and superinduced. John Locke.

   When the mind refers any of its ideas to any thing extraneous to them, they are then called true or false. John Locke.

   Gold, when equally pure, and freed from extraneous matter, is absolutely alike in colour, consistence, specifick gravity, and all other respects. John Woodward, on Fossils.

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1. extraneous

   Extraneous refers to something that is irrelevant or unrelated to the subject or matter at hand. It often describes information, details, or objects that serve no purpose and can be removed or ignored without affecting the outcome or meaning of a situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extraneousadjective

   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

2. Etymology: [L. extraneus, from extra. See Extra-, Strange.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Extraneous

   eks-trān′yus, adj. external: foreign: not belonging to or dependent on a thing: not essential.—n. Extranē′ity.—adv. Extran′eously. [L. extraneus, external, ex, from, extra, outside.]

How to pronounce extraneous?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of extraneous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of extraneous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of extraneous in a Sentence

1. Mike Braun:

   I wouldn't be for a bill that would be $ 1.8 trillion - $ 2 trillion, it's too much and there's going to be too much extraneous stuff as well.

2. Barbara Boxer:

   There's no longer language in the bill tying extraneous issues (to the bill). That would be a deal breaker.

3. Brian Brenberg:

   Those are policy decisions, those are not extraneous COVID issues.

4. Nell Minow:

   That’s exactly the way pay is supposed to work, the problem with pay traditionally is it’s been all upside and no downside. CEOs would often get all the credit and money for good times and then blame El Nino or some extraneous force for the downside. Now they are being forced to accept more responsibility.

5. Ben Carson:

   I don't wander off into those extraneous areas that can be exploited. I have learned that, moral decay and fiscal irresponsibility.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=extraneous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Extraneous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=extraneous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraneous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=extraneous