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   Im·ma·te·ri·al

   /ˌiməˈtirēəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant: "so long as the band kept the beat, what they played was immaterial" Similar irrelevantunimportantinconsequentialinsignificantof no matter/momentof little accountbeside the pointnot to the pointneither here nor thereinappositenot pertinentnot germanetrivialtriflingpettysuperficialperipheraltangentialextraneousOpposite importantsignificant
   • 2. spiritual, rather than physical: "we have immaterial souls" Similar intangibleincorporealnot materialbodilessunembodieddisembodiedimpalpableetherealunsubstantialinsubstantialairyaerialspiritualghostlyspectralwraithliketranscendentalunearthlysupernaturalrare:discarnatedisincarnateunbodiedphantasmalphantasmicOpposite physicaltangible

   Word Origin late Middle English (in immaterial (sense 2)): from late Latin immaterialis, from in- ‘not’ + materialis ‘relating to matter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. immateriality noun
   • 2. immaterially adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMMATERIAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˌɪm.əˈtɪr.i.əl / uk / ˌɪm.əˈtɪə.ri.əl / Add to word list Add to word list. not important, or not relating to the subject you are thinking about: immaterial (to) Whether the book is well or badly written is immaterial (to me) - it has an important message. Synonym. incorporeal formal. Opposite. material (PHYSICAL)

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › immaterialImmaterial - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. of no importance or relevance especially to a law case. “an objection that is immaterial after the fact”. see more. adjective. not pertinent to the matter under consideration. “the price was immaterial ”. synonyms: extraneous, impertinent, orthogonal. irrelevant.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMMATERIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · If you say that something is immaterial, you mean that it is not important or not relevant. Whether we like him or not is immaterial. Synonyms: irrelevant , insignificant , unimportant , unnecessary More Synonyms of immaterial

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › immaterialImmaterial - definition of immaterial by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Of no importance or relevance; inconsequential or irrelevant. See Synonyms at irrelevant. 2. Having no material body or form. im′ma·te′ri·al·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionimmaterial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   immaterial. adjective. /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl/. /ˌɪməˈtɪriəl/. [not usually before noun] not important in a particular situation synonym irrelevant. The cost is immaterial. immaterial to somebody/something It is immaterial to me whether he stays or goes. These facts are immaterial to the problem. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIMMATERIAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   IMMATERIAL definition: If something is immaterial, it is not important because it does not affect a situation.. Learn more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › immaterial_adjimmaterial - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does the word immaterial mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word immaterial. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word immaterial? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word immaterial pronounced?