extraneousness (C1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstreɪniəsnes/

Definition

The quality or state of being extraneous; irrelevance or lack of connection to the matter at hand.

Examples

• The extraneousness of the details made the document difficult to understand.

• We need to remove the extraneousness from the argument to get to the main point.

• Her speech suffered from a certain extraneousness, as she kept drifting off-topic.

Synonyms of extraneousness

Words with a similar meaning to extraneousness:

• irrelevance
• unrelatedness
• superfluity
• supererogation

Antonyms of extraneousness

Words with the opposite meaning to extraneousness:

• relevance
• pertinence
• essentiality

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