“the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play”
adjective
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
“water free of extraneous matter”
adjective
coming from the outside
“extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph”
Word Forms
extraneousness
noun
unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
immateriality
noun
complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration
externality
noun
the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
fremd
für den hier behandelten Sachverhalt nicht relevant
🇫🇷French
étranger
sans rapport avec le sujet à l'étude
🇪🇸Spanish
extraño
no es pertinente al asunto en consideración
🇮🇹Italian
estraneo
non pertinente alla questione in esame
🇳🇱Dutch
vreemd
niet relevant voor de kwestie die wordt behandeld
🇵🇹Portuguese
estranho
não é pertinente ao assunto em questão
🇷🇺Russian
посторонний
не имеет отношения к рассматриваемому вопросу
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बाहरी
विचाराधीन मामले से प्रासंगिक नहीं है
🇧🇩Bengali
বহিরাগত
বিবেচনাধীন বিষয়ের সাথে প্রাসঙ্গিক নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
புறம்பான
பரிசீலனையில் உள்ள விஷயத்திற்கு பொருந்தாது
🇮🇳Telugu
బాహ్యమైన
పరిశీలనలో ఉన్న విషయానికి సంబంధించినది కాదు
🇮🇳Marathi
बाह्य
विचाराधीन प्रकरणाशी संबंधित नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
બાહ્ય
વિચારણા હેઠળની બાબતને અનુરૂપ નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಹ್ಯ
ಪರಿಗಣನೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബാഹ്യമായ
പരിഗണനയിലുള്ള വിഷയത്തിന് പ്രസക്തിയില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਾਹਰੀ
ਵਿਚਾਰ ਅਧੀਨ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
خارجی
زیر غور معاملہ سے متعلق نہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无关的
与正在审议的事项无关
🇯🇵Japanese
無関係な
検討中の事項とは関係ない
🇰🇷Korean
관계 없는
고려 중인 문제와 관련이 없는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không liên quan
không liên quan đến vấn đề đang được xem xét
🇹🇭Thai
ภายนอก
ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับเรื่องที่พิจารณา
🇮🇩Indonesian
asing
tidak ada hubungannya dengan masalah yang sedang dipertimbangkan
🇲🇾Malay
orang luar
tidak berkaitan dengan perkara yang sedang dipertimbangkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
دخيلة
لا علاقة لها بالمسألة قيد النظر
🇮🇷Persian
خارجی
مربوط به موضوع مورد بررسی نیست
🇹🇷Turkish
konu dışı
ele alınan konuyla ilgili değil
🇮🇱Hebrew
חִיצוֹנִי
לא רלוונטי לנושא הנדון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'extraneous'?
The primary meaning of 'extraneous' is 'not pertinent to the matter under consideration'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'extraneous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'extraneous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'extraneous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'extraneous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'extraneous' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'extraneous' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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