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extraneity

extraneity

9.9
A state of not being part of the main thing and not needed
  • noun
  • /ˌɛkstrəˈneɪɪti/
translation icon : extraneidad
  • The extraneity of the details made the report less credible.

Examples

  • The committee debated the extraneity of certain proposed agenda items before removing them.

  • She highlighted the extraneity of personal opinions in the discussion.

  • Many critics pointed out the extraneity of the subplot to the overall story.

  • She was frustrated by the extraneity of irrelevant details in the report.

  • Many critics pointed out the extraneity of the subplot to the overall story.

  • She was frustrated by the extraneity of irrelevant details in the report.

  • The committee debated the extraneity of certain proposed agenda items before removing them.

Synonyms

extraneousness
vsextraneity
9.9

The fact of not being related or important to the main point

is the same idea but stresses being external rather than only unimportant
inessentiality
vsextraneity
9.6

A state in which something is not necessary

emphasizes being irrelevant or outside the main concern instead
superfluousness
vsextraneity
8.4

Being more than what is needed

focuses more on being irrelevant or external than on excess

Antonyms

essentiality
7.7

How much something is needed

How Relevant

relevance
118 3.4
extraneity
9.9
irrelevance
10 5.3

Surface Forms

extraneity singular
extraneities plural

Etymology

The word extraneity comes from the same Latin idea as extra, which means 'outside' or 'beyond', and is like extraneous meaning 'not part of something'. So extraneity is the state of being outside or not essential.