Dictionary Check: extraneousness
"extraneousness" is a valid word!
Scrabble
21
points
Words with Friends
24
points
Definition
noun
unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
noun
The state of not forming an essential or vital part.
Example:
"A listening to Ginsberg's own steady rendition of this poem on The Beat Generation audio recordings points out the extraneousness of the theatrical trappings, which go so far as to drown out the words of the poem."
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