Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extraneous

/ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tra-ne-ous
IPA: /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Not essential or intrinsic.

Example Sentences

"to separate gold from extraneous matter"
"Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water."
"Edward had seen beauty often, and seen it with every possible aid; but never had he seen beauty so perfect, yet so utterly devoid of extraneous assistance."
"If the Government believes that part of the railways' salvation is to be found in ridding them of extraneous concerns, it should have had the courage either to close the railway works down as quickly as possible, or to hive them off as an entirely separate concern, [...]."
"Where workers poured the additional 11-foot-wide strip of foundation, for example, an extraneous column remains, and differences in the finish of the floor can be seen."
"Reading has come to seem extraneous even to some of the best-educated members of society."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: extrāneus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/
British English: /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/

Derived Forms

extraneously extraneousness nonextraneous unextraneous

Phrases

extraneous variable

Synonyms

additional alien foreign intrusive acquired adventitious ascititious extraneous fremd outlandish strange supplemental

Antonyms

intraneous

Rhymes With

spontaneous simultaneous miscellaneous contemporaneous subcutaneous percutaneous instantaneous cutaneous extemporaneous ascanius opertaneous subitaneous

Questions

How do you pronounce extraneous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/.
What does extraneous mean?: Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
Where does extraneous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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