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extraneous
Overview of adj extraneous
The adj extraneous has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal -- (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. (1) extraneous -- (not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play")
3. extraneous, foreign -- (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, outside -- (coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups")
Grep of noun extraneous
extraneousness
Antonyms of adj extraneous
4 senses of extraneous
Sense 1
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
INDIRECT (VIA irrelevant) -> relevant
Sense 2
extraneous
INDIRECT (VIA extrinsic) -> intrinsic, intrinsical
Sense 3
extraneous, foreign
INDIRECT (VIA adulterating) -> purifying
Sense 4
external, extraneous, outside
INDIRECT (VIA extrinsic) -> intrinsic, intrinsical
Similarity of adj extraneous
4 senses of extraneous
Sense 1
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
=> irrelevant (vs. relevant)
Sense 2
extraneous
=> extrinsic (vs. intrinsic)
Sense 3
extraneous, foreign
=> adulterating (vs. purifying), adulterant
Sense 4
external, extraneous, outside
=> extrinsic (vs. intrinsic)
Pertainyms of adj extraneous
Attributes of adj extraneous
Domain of adj extraneous
Domain Terms of adj extraneous
Familiarity of adj extraneous
extraneous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj extraneous
extraneous
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