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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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   IMMATERIAL meaning: 1. not important, or not relating to the subject you are thinking about: 2. not important, or not…. Learn more.

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

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   immaterial - not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point". extraneous, orthogonal, impertinent.

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

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   3 days ago · If you say that something is immaterial, you mean that it is not important or not relevant.

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

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   Definition of immaterial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. 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?

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

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   adjective. uk / ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl / us. Add to word list. If something is immaterial, it is not important because it does not affect a situation. (Definition of immaterial from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of immaterial. in Chinese (Traditional) 不重要的，無關緊要的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 不重要的，无关紧要的…