extraneous, intrinsic

extraneous, intrinsic
Extraneous means (1) "coming from or introduced from without"; (2) "irrelevant," "not belonging"; (3) "foreign," "external": "Judge this matter on its merits, not on extraneous considerations." "Stick to the subject; don't make any extraneous comments." Intrinsic is a near-antonym of extraneous. Its basic meaning is "belonging to something by its very nature," "innate," "native," "without regard to added properties or qualities": "The intrinsic worth of this proposal should be evident to everyone." "The intrinsic value of this coin is only 10 cents, but its extrinsic worth — what it would bring at auction — is many times greater."

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