IMMATERIAL

immaterial, nonmaterial

(adjective) not consisting of matter; “immaterial apparitions”; “ghosts and other immaterial entities”

incorporeal, immaterial

(adjective) without material form or substance; “an incorporeal spirit”

immaterial, indifferent

(adjective) (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”

immaterial

(adjective) of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; “an objection that is immaterial after the fact”

extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal

(adjective) 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”

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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