extrinsic
External; separable from the thing itself; inessentialExternal; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
» If students don't want to participate, we should provide some extrinsic motivation, like extra credit.
Meaning
2 sensesExternal; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
вне́шнийvnéšnij
Not belonging to something; outside.
посторо́ннийpostorónnij
- not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
Examples
3 sentencesIf students don't want to participate, we should provide some extrinsic motivation, like extra credit.
These may be due to extrinsic constraints that are too restrictive or assembly designs that are physically impossible.
An investigation determined that extrinsic factors caused the building to collapse, rather than a flaw in its internal structure or materials.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”),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”).
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Forms
more extrinsic, most extrinsic| Comparative | more extrinsic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most extrinsic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form