Exterior, External, Extraneous

The words "exterior," "external," and "extraneous" all relate to the idea of being outside or beyond something, but they have distinct meanings and uses. Let's see them one by one.





    What our dictionaries say:-


    Exterior

    Exterior means the outside of something, especially a building, house, or any objects.

    More precisely, it refers to the outer surface or appearance of some structure or object.

    • The exterior lighting of our house is harm.
    • The exterior of the building is very good.


    External

    External means connected with or located on the outside of something. It refers to something outside a body or system.

    • The country was promised military aid in the case of external threat.
    • External factors affect our decisions.



    Extraneous

    Extraneous refers to those things that are irrelevant, unnecessary, or coming from outside.

    • I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts or certainly choose not act on them.
    • We should ignore extraneous things.



    Difference between exterior, external, extraneous:


    The exterior of something is its outside surface. It is often used for physical structures e.g,. building, house, objects.


    External is used to indicate that something is on the outside of a surface, boundary, or body.


    Extraneous is used when we say that something is not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about.

    In short, extraneous means 'from the outside'; not essential or relevant to the issue.


    In a nutshell

    Exterior is mainly used for outer surface of a body.

    External is used for somethings that are outside of a body.

    Extraneous is used for something that is extra, not essential or not relevant to a body.




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