extraneous

intermediateB2

/ɛkˈstreɪniəs/ · ex-tra-ne-ous

Not pertinent or relevant; unrelated.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Not pertinent or relevant; unrelated.

غیر متعلقہ یا غیر اہم؛ کسی بھی چیز سے تعلق نہیں رکھتا۔

غیر متعلقہ

ghair mutaliqah

Formal: بے معنی

Synonyms

unrelatedunnecessaryimmaterialبے جاغیر اہمغیر ضروری

Antonyms

relevantpertinentessentialمتعلقہاہمضروری

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.

Easily Confused With

extrinsic:Extrinsic refers to something that is external or originating from outside, unlike extraneous, which indicates irrelevance.

Word Family

extraneously
adverbغیر متعلقہ طور پر
extraneousness
nounغیر متعلقگی

See Also

💡 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.