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extrinsic

[ ik-strin-sik, -zik ]

adjective

  1. not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous:

    facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion.

    Antonyms: intrinsic

  2. being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without:

    extrinsic influences.

  3. Anatomy. (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.

    Antonyms: intrinsic



extrinsic

/ ɛkˈstrɪnsɪk /

adjective

  1. not contained or included within; extraneous
  2. originating or acting from outside; external
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • exˈtrinsically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ex·trinsi·cal·ly adverb
  • nonex·trinsic adjective
  • nonex·trinsi·cal adjective
  • nonex·trinsi·cal·ly adverb
  • unex·trinsic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extrinsic1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Late Latin extrinsecus “outward,” adjective use of Latin extrinsecus (adverb) “on the outward side,” equivalent to extrim- ( ext(e)r “outer” ( exterior ) + -im adverb suffix) + secus “beside” (derivative of sequī “to follow”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extrinsic1

C16: from Late Latin extrinsecus (adj) outward, from Latin (adv) from without, on the outward side, from exter outward + secus alongside, related to sequī to follow
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Example Sentences

Such “extrinsic” quarks are created when gluons, particles that help “glue” the quarks together inside protons, split into quark-antiquark pairs.

So, there’s an extrinsic measures of worth, such as titles and promotions, how much someone is paid, or who has the awesome corner office.

The way it connects to worth is that worth can be either intrinsic or extrinsic.

There are extrinsic measures of worth, which includes titles, promotions, how much someone is paid, or who has the awesome corner office.

Technology is no longer some huge extrinsic force that only reaches us in times of war, industrial upheaval, or nuclear paranoia.

All seamlessly addressed—not as extrinsic concerns but as inevitable elements of the larger story.

Here in a nutshell, we have an excellent illustration of two approaches of creative motivation—extrinsic and intrinsic.

Extrinsic motivation is about external rewards—money, position, recognition.

Those who rely more or less on claims extrinsic, are sure to be surpassed by those whose power is from within.

Nay the highest ensign that men ever met and embraced under, the Cross itself, had no meaning save an accidental extrinsic one.

By means of the extrinsic muscles the larynx is connected with the bones of the chest, neck, and head.

In New York, the courts adhere to the English rule, and admit no extrinsic evidence, except to explain a latent ambiguity.

Milton has an allusion to an eclipse of the Sun which possesses a two-fold interest—intrinsic and extrinsic.

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