Extraneousness (Noun)
Meaning
Unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The lawyer's question about the defendant's personal life was deemed irrelevant due to its extraneousness to the case at hand.
- The teacher tried to eliminate the extraneousness of the student's answers by refocusing them on the specific topic being discussed.
- The extraneousness of the subplot in the novel detracted from the main storyline and made the book harder to follow.
- The researcher carefully controlled for extraneousness by using a strict set of criteria to select participants for the study.
- The judge warned the prosecutor to avoid introducing evidence that was not relevant to the case, citing its extraneousness as a potential distraction.