extraneous
intermediateB2/ɛkˈstreɪniəs/ · ex-tra-ne-ous
Not pertinent or relevant; unrelated.
Meanings
Not pertinent or relevant; unrelated.
غیر متعلقہ یا غیر اہم؛ کسی بھی چیز سے تعلق نہیں رکھتا۔
غیر متعلقہ
ghair mutaliqah
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- extraneous information
- extraneous noise
- extraneous variables
Example Sentences
The report included extraneous information that was not needed.
رپورٹ میں ایسی غیر متعلقہ معلومات شامل تھیں جو ضروری نہیں تھیں۔
Report mein aisi ghair mutaliqah maloomat shamil thin jo zaroori nahi thin.
Please remove any extraneous details from your presentation.
برائے مہربانی اپنی پیشکش سے کسی بھی غیر ضروری تفصیلات کو ہٹا دیں۔
Baraye meherbani apni peshkash se kisi bhi ghair zaroori tafsilat ko hata dain.
The extraneous variables in the experiment could skew the results.
تجربے میں غیر متعلقہ متغیرات نتائج کو متاثر کر سکتے ہیں۔
Tajurba mein ghair mutaliqah mutaghirat nataij ko mutasir kar sakte hain.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'extra' as something that is not needed, linking to 'extraneous'.
Imagine a cluttered desk with unnecessary items that distract from important work.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
ہوائے بے جا، بے تمنا کے لیے نہیں آتی، / جب تک تو ہے ہر چیز غیر متعلق ہے دیکھ کر!
Hawaaye be ja, be tamanna ke liye nahi aati, / Jab tak tu hai har cheez ghair mutaliq hai dekh kar!
Unwanted winds do not come, / As long as you exist, everything appears irrelevant!
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
کھجور کا کچا ہونے کا وقت نہیں ہوتا۔
Khajoor ka kaccha honay ka waqt nahi hota.
There is no time for an undeveloped date (symbolizing the right moment).
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "extraneus" — external, foreign
First known use: 14th century
The term 'extraneous' originates from the Latin word 'extraneus', which means 'external' or 'foreign'. It has been adopted into English in the late 14th century with a meaning closely related to its Latin origin.