extrinsic
adjective/eksˈtrɪnzɪk/
/eksˈtrɪnzɪk/
(formal)- not belonging naturally to somebody/something; coming from or existing outside somebody/something rather than within them
- extrinsic factors
- She was motivated by the idea of extrinsic rewards such as salary rather than intrinsic ones such as pride and self-respect.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryExtrinsic is used with these nouns:- factor
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outward’): from late Latin extrinsecus ‘outward’, from Latin extrinsecus ‘outwardly’, based on exter ‘outer’; the ending was altered under the influence of -ic.Definitions on the go
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