extraneous

• Qualifie quelque chose qui n'est pas essentiel, superflu, ou qui n'a pas de rapport direct avec le sujet ou le système considéré.

Describes something that is irrelevant, unnecessary, or not belonging to the main subject or system.

1. Irrelevant or unrelatedC1formal

   Not directly connected with or relevant to the matter at hand.

   non pertinent, étranger au sujet

   • The judge ruled that the testimony was extraneous to the case.
   • Please omit any extraneous details from your report.
   • His comments were extraneous and did not contribute to the discussion.

   Synonymesexternalforeignimmaterialinapplicableinaptincidentalirrelevantoutsideperipheralsuperfluousunconnectedunrelated

   Antonymesapplicablegermanepertinentrelatedrelevant

2. C1formal

   Originating from or coming from outside a system, environment, or organism.

   Provenant de l'extérieur

   • The plant was affected by extraneous factors like pollution.
   • Extraneous noise from the street disrupted the recording.
   • The experiment was designed to control for extraneous variables.

   Synonymesadventitiousexogenousexternalextrinsicforeignoutside

   Antonymesinnateinternalintrinsic