different between extraneous vs discursive

English

Etymology

From Latin extr?neus (“from without, strange”). Doublet of strange. Cognate with estrange (verb), Spanish extraño.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?st?e?.ni.?s/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ek?st?æ?.ni.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?st?e?.ni.?s/, /?k?st?e?.ni.?s/
• Rhymes: -e?ni?s

Adjective

extraneous (not comparable)

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

   to separate gold from extraneous matter

   Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.

2. Not essential or intrinsic

Synonyms

• (not belonging to): additional, alien, foreign, intrusive; See also Thesaurus:foreign
• (not essential): superfluous, extra; See also Thesaurus:extrinsic

Antonyms

• intraneous

Derived terms

• extraneously
• extraneousness

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French discursif, formed from the stem of Latin discursus and the suffix -if, and in part borrowed from Medieval Latin discursivus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?k??(?)s?v/

Adjective

discursive (comparative more discursive, superlative most discursive)

1. (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
2. (philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.

Derived terms

• counterdiscursive

Related terms

• discourse

Translations

See also

• discourse

Anagrams

• viruscides

French

Adjective

discursive

1. feminine singular of discursif

Latin

Adjective

discurs?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of discurs?vus