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irrelevant

ir·rel·e·vant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-rel-uh-vuh nt]
    • /ɪˈrɛl ə vənt/
    • /ɪˈrel.ɪ.vənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-rel-uh-vuh nt]
    • /ɪˈrɛl ə vənt/

Definitions of irrelevant word

  • adjective irrelevant not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects. 1
  • adjective irrelevant Law. (of evidence) having no probative value upon any issue in the case. 1
  • noun irrelevant Not connected with or relevant to something. 1
  • adjective irrelevant If you describe something such as a fact or remark as irrelevant, you mean that it is not connected with what you are discussing or dealing with. 0
  • adjective irrelevant If you say that something is irrelevant, you mean that it is not important in a situation. 0
  • adjective irrelevant not relating or pertinent to the matter at hand; not important 0
See all 7 definitions of irrelevant

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Origin of irrelevant

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Irrelevant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Irrelevant

irrelevant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

irrelevant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for irrelevant

adj irrelevant

  • immaterial — of no essential consequence; unimportant.
  • trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
  • inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
  • inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
  • unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.

adjective irrelevant

  • neither here nor there — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
  • extraneous — Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
  • off base — serving as or forming a base: The walls will need a base coat and two finishing coats.
All 26 Synonyms of irrelevant

Antonyms for irrelevant

adj irrelevant

  • meaningful — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
  • relevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
  • consequential — Consequential means the same as consequent.
  • useful — being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
  • valuable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.

adjective irrelevant

  • essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
All 15 Antonyms of irrelevant

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Related words

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    a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air

  • conversational implicature

    an inference that can be drawn from an utterance, as from one that is seemingly illogical or irrelevant, by examining the degree to which it conforms to the canons of normal conversation and the way it functions pragmatically within the situation, as when “The phone is ringing,” said in a situation where both speaker and listener can clearly hear the phone, can be taken as a suggestion to answer the phone.

  • displacement activity

    a behavior performed out of its usual context and apparently irrelevant to the prevailing situation, as eating when an unknown individual approaches, tending to occur when appropiate behaviors, as attacking or fleeing, are in conflict or obstructed.

  • elliptical

    (of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.

  • folk etymology

    a modification of a linguistic form according either to a falsely assumed etymology, as Welsh rarebit from Welsh rabbit, or to a historically irrelevant analogy, as bridegroom from bridegome.

  • hokum

    out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.
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