extrinsic
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English
Alternative forms
- extrinsick (obsolete)
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛks.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk/, /ɪks.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
extrinsic (comparative more extrinsic, superlative most extrinsic)
- external; separable from the thing itself; inessential
- not belonging to something; outside
Synonyms
- (separable from the thing itself): See also Thesaurus:extrinsic
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
external, separable from the thing itself, inessential
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not belonging to, outside
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Noun
extrinsic (plural extrinsics)
- An external factor
Further reading
- “extrinsic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “extrinsic”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.