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

extraneityextrinsicalityintrusionnonconformityobjectivity

Etymology

From extraneous + -ness.