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immaterial

/ immaterial /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
not consisting of matter
"immaterial apparitions"
"ghosts and other immaterial entities"
Similar:
intangible nonphysical
Opposites:
material
See also:
insubstantial unsubstantial unreal
adjective satellite Sense 2
(often followed by `to'') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
"whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"
"what others think is altogether indifferent to him"
Similar:
unimportant
adjective Sense 3
of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
"an objection that is immaterial after the fact"
Opposites:
material
adjective Sense 4
without material form or substance
"an incorporeal spirit"
Similar:
discorporate unembodied bodiless unbodied disembodied spiritual
Opposites:
corporeal material
See also:
unbodied
adjective satellite Sense 5
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"
Similar:
irrelevant
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
10
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
1
Relationship Distribution

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intangible nonphysical material unimportant discorporate unembodied bodiless unbodied disembodied spiritual corporeal irrelevant