immaterial
pronunciation
How to pronounce immaterial in British English:
UK [ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl]
How to pronounce immaterial in American English:
US [ˌɪməˈtɪriəl]
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- Adjective:
- of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- without material form or substance
- not consisting of matter
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
Word Origin
- immaterial (adj.)
- late 14c., "spiritual, incorporeal," from Medieval Latin immaterialis "not consisting of matter, spiritual," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Late Latin materialis (see material). Secondary sense of "unimportant" is first recorded 1690s from material in its 16c. sense of "important." Related: Immaterially.
Example
- 1. I know very little about how immaterial objects are supposed to work .
- 2. In china , in contrast , the burmese find that , as long as they make no trouble , their faith is immaterial .
- 3. New oriental said in a statement thursday that it allows third parties to offer a couple of niche programs in its name , but those programs are immaterial to its business and have never been included in its count of schools .