Extrinsic

//ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk//

Synonyms for "extrinsic" (83 found)

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Translations

19 translations across 11 languages.

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Asturian

1 entries
  • estrínsecu adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • външен adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)
  • несвойствен adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)
  • чужд adj (not belonging to, outside)

Catalan

1 entries
  • extrínsec adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 外來 /外来 adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)
  • 外在 adj (not belonging to, outside)
  • 非固有 adj (not belonging to, outside)
  • 非本質 /本质 adj (not belonging to, outside)

French

1 entries
  • extrinsèque adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • ekstrinsik adj (not belonging to, outside)

Italian

1 entries
  • estrinseco adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • extrínseco adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)

Russian

2 entries
  • вне́шний adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)
  • посторо́нний adj (not belonging to, outside)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • ekstrìnsičan adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)
  • ekstrìnsičan adj (not belonging to, outside)
  • ìzvanjskī adj (not belonging to, outside)

Spanish

1 entries
  • extrínseco adj (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatsoever, divine or human, collective or individual.

Source: tatoeba (5217202)

If students don't want to participate, we should provide some extrinsic motivation, like extra credit.

Source: tatoeba (10826156)

An investigation determined that extrinsic factors caused the building to collapse, rather than a flaw in its internal structure or materials.

Source: tatoeba (11034662)

These may be due to extrinsic constraints that are too restrictive or assembly designs that are physically impossible.

Source: tatoeba (11307474)

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