extraneous

(ĭk-strā'nē-əs)
adj.

1. Not constituting a vital element or part.
2. Inessential or unrelated to the topic or matter at hand; irrelevant. See synonyms at irrelevant.
3. Coming from the outside: extraneous interference.

[From Latin extrāneus, from extrā, outside. See extra-.]

extraneously ex·tra'ne·ous·ly adv.
extraneousness ex·tra'ne·ous·ness n.

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adjective

1. Not part of the essential nature of a thing: alien, extrinsic, foreign. See native/foreign.
2. Not relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicable: immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, irrelevant. Idioms: beside the point, neither here nor there. See relevant/irrelevant.

adj

Definition: foreign
Antonyms: national, native

adj

Definition: unneeded; irrelevant
Antonyms: appropriate, basic, essential, integral, necessary, needed, pertinent, relevant

IN BRIEF: Not forming an essential part.

It was an extraneous act to brush your hair before going swimming.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremmed, påklistret, irrelevant

Nederlands (Dutch)
van buiten, aan de buitenkant, bijkomstig, vreemd aan, niet behorend bij

Français (French)
adj. - superflu, extérieur, accessoire, sans grande portée, qui n'a aucun rapport avec

Deutsch (German)
adj. - von außen, nicht von Bedeutung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ξένος, άσχετος, επουσιώδης

Italiano (Italian)
estraneo, secondario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extrínseco, irrelevante

Русский (Russian)
лишний, ненужный, чуждый, посторонний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - externo, extraño, secundario, ajeno a la cuestión

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - yttre, främmande, irrelevant

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无关系的, 外来的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無關係的, 外來的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 외래의, 무관계한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無関係の, 外部からの, 異質の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دخيل, غريب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חיצוני, ממקור חיצוני, נפרד, לא שייך‬

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