EXTRANEOUS


Meaning of EXTRANEOUS in English

ex ‧ tra ‧ ne ‧ ous /ɪkˈstreɪniəs/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: extraneus 'foreign, strange' , from extra ; ⇨ ↑ extra- ]

1 . not belonging to or directly related to a particular subject or problem SYN irrelevant

extraneous to

Such details are extraneous to the matter in hand.

2 . coming from outside:

extraneous noises

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.