different between extraneous vs exoteric

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

From Latin ex?tericus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ex?terikós, “external”), adjectival form of ???????? (ex?teros, “outside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??kso?t???k/
• Hyphenation: ex?o?ter?ic
• Rhymes: -?r?k

Adjective

exoteric (comparative more exoteric, superlative most exoteric)

1. Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves
   • 1823, Thomas De Quincey, Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected (published in London Magazine)

     The foppery of an exoteric, and an esoteric doctrine.
2. (by extension) Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application
   • 1977, Gaynor Jones and Jay Rahn, "Definitions of Popular Music: Recycled," Journal of Aesthetic Education, vol. 11, no. 4. (October), page 81:

     The grouping together of folk and elite might be termed relatively "esoteric", in contrast to the more "exoteric" popular forms.

3. (rare) Public or popular; having wide currency
4. (obsolete) External

Antonyms

• arcane
• esoteric
• exclusive
• cerebral

Derived terms

• exoterical, exoterically
• exotericism

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French exotérique

Adjective

exoteric m or n (feminine singular exoteric?, masculine plural exoterici, feminine and neuter plural exoterice)

1. exoteric

Declension