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extraneousness

UK/ɛkˈstɹeɪni.əsnəs/US/ɪkˈstɹeɪni.əsnəs/

extraneousness noun: the state of being extraneous or inessential and irrelevant; extrinsic.

Noun

extraneousness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being extraneous or inessential and irrelevant; extrinsic.
    Synonyms:
    extrinsicness, inessentialness, irrelevantness

Synonyms of extraneousness

Origin of extraneousness

From extraneous + -ness.

Questions about extraneousness

What does extraneousness mean?
Extraneousness means the state of being extraneous or inessential and irrelevant; extrinsic.
What part of speech is extraneousness?
Extraneousness is a noun.
How do you pronounce extraneousness?
Extraneousness is pronounced /ɪkˈstɹeɪni.əsnəs/ (US).

Words near extraneousness in the dictionary

  1. extraneity
  2. extraneous
  3. extraneous variable
  4. extraneous variables
  5. extraneously
  6. extraneousness
  7. extraness
  8. extranet
  9. extranets
  10. extraneural
  11. extraneurally

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