EXTRINSIC


Meaning of EXTRINSIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪkstrɪnzɪk, AM -sɪk ]

Extrinsic reasons, forces, or factors exist outside the person or situation they affect. ( FORMAL )

Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.

= external

≠ intrinsic

ADJ : ADJ n

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