immaterial C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˌɪməˈtɪriəl/ UK /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj unimportant or irrelevant; also, having no physical substance Whether he agrees is immaterial to the final decision. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unimportant or irrelevant;... irrelevantunimportantinsignificanttrivialincorporealintangible ↔ Opposites materialrelevantimportantcorporealtangiblesignificant Word family Forms immateriality Derived forms immateriallyimmaterialityimmaterialism Related forms materialmatter Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin immaterialis, from in- ('not') + materialis ('of matter'), from materia ('matter, substance'). immaterialis Latin materia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # immaterial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɪməˈtɪriəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl/ ## Meanings 1. unimportant or irrelevant; also, having no physical substance ## Examples - Whether he agrees is immaterial to the final decision. ## Synonyms - irrelevant - unimportant - insignificant - trivial - incorporeal - intangible ## Antonyms - material - relevant - important - corporeal - tangible - significant ## Derived Forms - immaterially - immateriality - immaterialism ## Related Forms - material - matter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: immaterialis - Root: materia ## Etymology From Medieval Latin immaterialis, from in- ('not') + materialis ('of matter'), from materia ('matter, substance'). ## AI Etymology Immaterial is from Medieval Latin immaterialis, from in- ('not') + materialis ('of matter'), from materia ('matter, substance'). Important recorded forms include immaterialis (Latin) and materia (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers unimportant or irrelevant; also, having no physical substance. The wider family includes derived forms such as immaterially, immateriality, and immaterialism and related words such as material and matter. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown