English Explanatory Dictionary

extrinsic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
  2. Not belonging to something; outside.
noun
  1. An external factor.

Pronunciation

/ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ /ɪksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-extrinsic.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-extrinsic.wav

Word forms

extrinsic more extrinsic most extrinsic extrinsick extrinsics

Etymology

From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter (“outer, outward”) + secus (“by, on the side”).

Synonyms

accidental adscititious external extraneous extrinsic

Antonyms

intrinsic inherent

Related words

extra extrinsicality

Derived words

extrinsical extrinsicality extrinsically extrinsicalness extrinsicate extrinsic motivation extrinsicness extrinsic protein extrinsic reward extrinsic value nonextrinsic unextrinsic
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