different between extraneousness vs extraneous

English

Etymology

extraneous +? -ness

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?st?e?ni.?sn?s/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?st?e?ni.?sn?s/

Noun

extraneousness (uncountable)

1. The state of being extraneous or inessential and irrelevant; extrinsic.

Synonyms

• extrinsicness, inessentialness, irrelevantness; See also Thesaurus:extrinsicality

Related terms

• extraneous
• extraneously

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

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