Extrinsic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É›ks.ˈtrɪn.zɪk/

Alternative forms

• extrinsick obsolete

Origin

From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus ("from without, without, on the outside"), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter ("outer, outward") + seccus ("by, on the side")

Full definition of extrinsic

Adjective

1. external, separable from the thing itself, inessential
2. not belonging to, outside of

Antonyms

• intrinsic
• inherent

Derived terms

• extrinsic reward

Related terms

• extrinsicality