Anagram Solver

Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler

Portable Edition New!

Use ? for blank letters - Need Help?
Dictionary

Showing words for EXTRINSIC using the English dictionary

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