Extraneous vs Appurtenance - What's the difference?
extraneous | appurtenance |
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
Not essential or intrinsic
An appendage added to something else.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
The thing to which another pertains.
(legal) Minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
As an adjective extraneous
is not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.As a noun appurtenance is
an appendage added to something else.extraneous
English
Adjective
(-)- to separate gold from extraneous matter
- Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.
