irrelevant
pronunciation
How to pronounce irrelevant in British English:
UK [ɪˈreləvənt]
How to pronounce irrelevant in American English:
US [ɪˈreləvənt]
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- Adjective:
- having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
Word Origin
- irrelevant (adj.)
- 1680s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + relevant. Related: Irrelevantly.
Synonym
Example
- 1. But the wilderness for good or ill is increasingly irrelevant .
- 2. Weak consumer demand for final products is irrelevant .
- 3. But at this point questions of value are almost irrelevant .
- 4. The wishes of the prospective husband and wife thus were largely irrelevant .
- 5. With this the version numbers became obsolete and irrelevant to object detection .