irrelevant

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈɹɛl.ə.vənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #7563

Meanings

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adj
Not connected with or important to the subject being discussed.

His comments were completely irrelevant to the discussion.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not connected with or... unrelated

More immaterial impertinentirrelativemootnongermanenonpertinentoff-topicorthogonal otiose tangential unaptungermane

Opposites

foreign pertinent relevant

Word family

Forms irrelevantly

Derived forms irrelephantirrelevance irrelevancyirrelevantly

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Phrases (1)

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irrelevant comment
A remark that has no useful connection with the matter being discussed.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From ir- + relevant.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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