immaterial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
    • an objection that is immaterial after the fact
  2. adjective without material form or substance
    incorporeal.
    • an incorporeal spirit
  3. adjective not consisting of matter
    nonmaterial.
    • immaterial apparitions
    • ghosts and other immaterial entities
  4. adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
    impertinent; orthogonal; extraneous.
    • an issue extraneous to the debate
    • the price was immaterial
    • mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
  5. adjective satellite (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
    indifferent.
    • 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

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