9 Letter Words for Extrinsic
extrinsic
8 Letter Words for Extrinsic
citrines, crinites, inciters
7 Letter Words for Extrinsic
cistern, citrine, citrins, cretins, crinite, ectiris, entiris, eristic, inciter, incites, increst, inexist, irenics, neritic, resinic, retinic, riciest, sericin, sirenic, sixtine
6 Letter Words for Extrinsic
certis, cinter, citers, cities, citrin, cretin, crines, crinet, ctenii, encist, estrin, iciest, incest, incise, incite, inctri, inerts, insect, insert, insite, inters, intice, intire, irenic, nicest, niters, nitric, nixies, recits, ricine, ricins, scient, scrine, scrite, seniti, sextic, sinter, steric, sterin, strine, tinier, tinies, trices, triens, trines
5 Letter Words for Extrinsic
ceint, centi, cents, cerin, certs, cesti, cetin, cines, cires, citer, cites, crest, cries, crine, crise, crits, csnet, entsi, erics, exist, exits, iceni, icers, icier, inert, inset, instr, inter, intis, iters, neist, nerts, nexts, nicer, niris, nisei, niter, nixer, nixes, nixie, recit, recti, reins, reist, rents, resin, resit, retin, rices, ricin, rines, rinse, risen, rites, scent, scrin, scrit, senit, senti, seric, serin, sicer, sient, since, siren, sirex, sixer, sixte, snirt, snite, stein, steri, stern, stine, stire, strix, terns, ticer, tices, tiens, tiers, tines, tires, tisic, trice, tries, trine, trins, tsine, xenic, xeric
4 Letter Words for Extrinsic
cens, cent, cern, cert, cest, ceti, cine, cire, cist, cite, cits, cres, crex, crin, cris, crit, crts, entr, eric, erin, eris, erns, erst, etic, exit, icer, ices, incr, init, inst, inti, intr, ires, iris, isnt, iter, nest, neti, nets, next, nice, nies, nisi, nist, nits, nixe, nsec, recs, rect, rein, reit, rent, rest, rets, rice, ries, rine, rins, risc, rise, rist, rite, rits, scet, sect, seir, seit, sent, sert, sext, sice, sien, sier, sine, sire, siri, site, siti, snit, sten, ster, stie, stir, stre, tens, tern, tice, tics, tien, tier, ties, tinc, tine, tins, tire, tres, trie, trin, xint
3 Letter Words for Extrinsic
cen, cer, cie, cir, cis, cit, cns, crs, crt, csi, cst, cte, ctn, ctr, cts, ect, eir, enc, ens, ern, ers, ert, esc, esr, est, etc, exc, exr, ext, ice, inc, ins, int, ire, irs, ise, isn, ist, its, nei, net, nie, nis, nit, nix, rct, rec, rei, res, rex, rie, rin, rit, rix, rte, rti, sci, scr, sct, sec, sei, sen, ser, set, sex, sic, sie, sin, sir, sit, six, sri, str, tec, ten, ter, tes, tex, tic, tie, tin, tis, tri, trs, tsi, xii, xis
Definitions for Extrinsic
[1] not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion.
[2] being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without: extrinsic influences.
[3] Anatomy . (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.
[4] not contained or included within; extraneous
[5] originating or acting from outside; external
Words related to Extrinsic
acquired, alien, exotic, exterior, external, extraneous, imported, outer, outside, outward, superficial
Words nearby Extrinsic
extremity, extremophile, extremum, extricable, extricate, extrinsic, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, extrinsic eye muscle, extrinsic factor, extrinsic incubation period, extrinsic sphincter
Origin of Extrinsic
1535–45; < Late Latin extrinsecus outward, adj. use of Latin extrinsecus (adv.) on the outward side, equivalent to extrim- (ext(e)r outer (see exterior) + -im adv. suffix) + secus beside (derivative of sequī to follow)
Words that may be confused with Extrinsic
extraneous, external, extrinsic, internal, intrinsic
Other words from Extrinsic
ex·trin·si·cal·ly , adverb
non·ex·trin·sic , adjective
non·ex·trin·si·cal , adjective
non·ex·trin·si·cal·ly , adverb
un·ex·trin·sic , adjective
ex•trin′ si•cal•ly adv.
Word origin for Extrinsic
C16: from Late Latin extrinsecus (adj) outward, from Latin (adv) from without, on the outward side, from exter outward + secus alongside, related to sequī to follow
Synonyms for Extrinsic
acquired, alien, exotic, exterior, external, extraneous, gained, imported, outer, outside, outward, superficial
