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/ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/
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/ɪkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/
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/ekˈstɹæɪ.ni.əs/
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EH0 K S T R EY1 N IY0 AH0 S
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Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
to separate gold from extraneous matter Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Not essential or intrinsic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
coming from the outside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph relying upon an extraneous income disdaining outside pressure groups
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: external, outside
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not essential
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an issue extraneous to the debate the price was immaterial mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
water free of extraneous matter foreign particles in milk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foreign
Antonyms: none provided
From Latin extrāneus (“from without, strange”). Doublet of strange. Cognate with estrange (verb), Spanish extraño.
Across languages
Translations 33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
خَارِجِيّ
(ḵārijiyy)
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Bulgarian :
въ́ншен
(vǎ́nšen)
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Bulgarian :
чужд
(čužd)
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Dutch :
bijkomende
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Dutch :
vreemde
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Dutch :
extra
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Finnish :
asiaankuulumaton
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
French :
étranger
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
German :
fremd
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
German :
nicht zugehörig
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Hungarian :
idegen
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Ido :
stranjera
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Irish :
coimhthíoch
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Latin :
extrāneus
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Portuguese :
estranho
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Russian :
посторо́нний
(postorónnij)
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Russian :
вне́шний
(vnéšnij)
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Russian :
чу́ждый
(čúždyj)
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Serbo-Croatian :
stran
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Serbo-Croatian :
nepripadajući
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Spanish :
ajeno
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Spanish :
foráneo
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Spanish :
foraño
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Spanish :
forano
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Spanish :
no venir al caso
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Spanish :
no venir al cuento
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Swedish :
främmande
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Swedish :
ovidkommande
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Swedish :
yttre
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
Ukrainian :
сторо́нній
(storónnij)
— not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
German :
überflüssig
— not essential or intrinsic
German :
unnötig
— not essential or intrinsic
German :
nicht wesentlich
— not essential or intrinsic
