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IMMATERIAL
immaterial, nonmaterial
(adjective) not consisting of matter; âimmaterial apparitionsâ; âghosts and other immaterial entitiesâ
incorporeal, immaterial
(adjective) without material form or substance; âan incorporeal spiritâ
immaterial, indifferent
(adjective) (often followed by âtoâ) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; âwhether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)â; âwhat others think is altogether indifferent to himâ
immaterial
(adjective) of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; âan objection that is immaterial after the factâ
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
(adjective) not pertinent to the matter under consideration; âan issue extraneous to the debateâ; âthe price was immaterialâ; âmentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the pointâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
immaterial (comparative more immaterial, superlative most immaterial)
Having no matter or substance.
So insubstantial as to be irrelevant.
Synonyms
• (having no matter or substance): See also insubstantial
• (irrelevant): neither here nor there, ungermane; See also unconnected
Antonyms
• (having no matter or substance): See also substantial
• (irrelevant): material, germane; See also connected
Anagrams
• maritimale
Source: Wiktionary
Im"ma*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + material: cf. F. immatériel.]
1. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied. Angels are spirits immaterial and intellectual. Hooker.
2. Of no substantial consequence; without weight or significance; unimportant; as, it is wholly immaterial whether he does so or not.
Syn.
– Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant; inconsiderable; trifling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); âcommunications is his major field of studyâ
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