Associations to the word «Extrinsic»

Wiktionary

EXTRINSIC, adjective. External, separable from the thing itself, inessential
EXTRINSIC, adjective. Not belonging to, outside of
EXTRINSIC REWARD, noun. A reward, such as food, that is tangible and visible to others, and external (as opposed to an intrinsic reward).
EXTRINSIC REWARDS, noun. Plural of extrinsic reward

Dictionary definition

EXTRINSIC, adjective. Not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King