extrinsic

== English == === Alternative forms === extrinsick (obsolete) === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/, /ɪksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ === Adjective === extrinsic (comparative more extrinsic, superlative most extrinsic) External; separable from the thing itself; inessential. (Can we add an example for this sense?) Not belonging to something; outside. ==== Synonyms ==== (separable from the thing itself): See also Thesaurus:extrinsic ==== Antonyms ==== intrinsic inherent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === extrinsic (plural extrinsics) An external factor. ==== Further reading ==== “extrinsic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “extrinsic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.