immaterial Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- an objection that is immaterial after the fact
adjective without material form or substance
incorporeal.
- an incorporeal spirit
adjective not consisting of matter
nonmaterial.
- immaterial apparitions
- ghosts and other immaterial entities
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
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