US /ˌɪˈrɛləvənsi/
noun Freq #190134

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Something that has no bearing on the matter being discussed.

    He kept raising irrelevancies that distracted everyone from the real issue.

  2. 2
    noun

    The quality of having no connection to the subject at hand.

    The lawyer objected to the question on the grounds of its irrelevancy.

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Synonyms
2 noun · the quality of having no... irrelevance
Opposites
Word family
Forms irrelevancies

Etymology

From ir- + relevancy or irrelevant + -cy.

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