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extraneous

/ekˈstɹæɪ.ni.əs/ /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/

Meanings
adjective
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign

Examples :

"Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water."
thing aspect

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Illustration foreign

foreign noun

/ˈfɒɹən/ /ˈfɔɹən/

A foreign person, particularly:

"The foreign student in my class has a different cultural background than the rest of us. "

Illustration included

included verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration intrinsic

intrinsic noun

/ɪn.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk/

A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.

"The `intrinsic` for calculating square roots in this programming language is very fast. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration essential

essential noun

/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/

A necessary ingredient.

"Salt is an essential for cooking a good soup. "

Illustration concepts

concepts noun

/ˈkɒnˌsɛpts/ /kənˈsɛpts/

An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.

"Understanding mathematical concepts is crucial for solving complex problems. "

Illustration substances

substances noun

/ˈsʌbstənsɪz/ /ˈsʌbstənzɪz/

Physical matter; material.

"The science class experimented with different substances to see how they reacted to heat. "

Illustration dependent

dependent noun

/dɪˈpɛndənt/

One who relies on another for support

"With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all."

Illustration belonging

belonging verb

/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

To have its proper place.

"Where does this document belong?"

Illustration without

without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "