Extraneousness

//ɪkˈstɹeɪni.əsnəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being extraneous or inessential and irrelevant; extrinsic. uncountable
  2. 2
    The state of not forming an essential or vital part. wordnet
  3. 3
    unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
extraneityextrinsicalityextrinsicalityextrinsicnessextrinsicnessinessentialness

Etymology

From extraneous + -ness.

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