EXTRINSIC


Meaning of EXTRINSIC in English

/ eksˈtrɪnsɪk; NAmE ; -zɪk/ adjective

( formal ) not belonging naturally to sb/sth; coming from or existing outside sb/sth rather than within them :

extrinsic factors

—compare intrinsic

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense outward ): from late Latin extrinsecus outward, from Latin extrinsecus outwardly, based on exter outer; the ending was altered under the influence of -ic .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.