extrinsic
/ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
extrinsic adjective: external; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
Adjective
extrinsic (comparative more extrinsic, superlative most extrinsic)
- External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
- Not belonging to something; outside.
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Noun
extrinsic (plural extrinsics)
- An external factor.
extrinsic meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
extrinsic in Tamil
- புறவியலான, வெளியார்ந்த, புறத்தேயிருந்து வருகின்ற, அயல், வெளியே
extrinsic in Bengali
- বাইরের, অগৌণ, সহজাত নয় এমন
extrinsic in Malayalam
- extraneous, external, exterior
- ബാഹീക, ബാഹ്യമായ, ബഹിഷ്ക, പുറമേയുള്ള, അന്യമായ, ബാഹ്യ
extrinsic in Kannada
- ಬಾಹ್ಯ, ಬಾಹ್ಯಜ, ಹೊರಗಿನ, ಬೇಕಿಲ್ಲದ, ತತ್ತಿಲ್ಲದ, ಅಮುಖ್ಯ
More languagesFewer languages
- extrinsic in Punjabi
- ਬਾਹਰਲਾ bāhralā
- extrinsic in Indonesian
- ekstrinsik
Synonyms of extrinsic
Antonyms
Forms of extrinsic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more extrinsic |
| superlative | most extrinsic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | extrinsick |
| Noun | |
| plural | extrinsics |
Origin of extrinsic
From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter (“outer, outward”) + secus (“by, on the side”).
Words formed from extrinsic
Phrases with extrinsic
Questions about extrinsic
- What does extrinsic mean?
- Extrinsic means external; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
- What is extrinsic in Tamil?
- Extrinsic in Tamil is புறவியலான, வெளியார்ந்த, புறத்தேயிருந்து வருகின்ற. See Extrinsic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is extrinsic?
- Extrinsic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce extrinsic?
- Extrinsic is pronounced /ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/.
Words near extrinsic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: extrinsic (page history and authors); extrinsic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); extrinsic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); extrinsic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); extrinsic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਬਾਹਰਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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