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How many syllables in Extraneous?

extraneous has 4 syllables

ex-tra-ne-ous

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with; external or coming from the outside

There are four syllables in the word 'extraneous.' The vowels are 'e', 'a', and 'o', while the consonants are 'x', 't', 'r', 'n', and 's'.

Adjective

The information was extraneous to the main topic of the conversation.

The teacher asked the students to ignore any extraneous noises in the classroom.
The book contained a lot of extraneous information that wasn't necessary to the story.
The speaker kept getting sidetracked by extraneous details.
The company decided to cut back on extraneous expenses to save money.
The doctor checked for any extraneous symptoms that might be related to the patient's condition.
The artist added some extraneous details to the painting to make it more interesting.
The lawyer objected to the witness's extraneous testimony.
The website was cluttered with extraneous links that confused visitors.
The politician's speech was filled with extraneous comments that didn't address the main issues.
The athlete's trainer advised her to eliminate any extraneous activities from her exercise routine.

'One of the things that's extraneous to my job is to worry about what I'm being paid.' - David Hyde Pierce
'It's important to get rid of the extraneous in designing anything.' - Jonathan Ive
'Simplicity is the soul of efficiency.' - Austin Freeman