immaterial
Having no matter or substanceHaving no matter or substance; incorporeal.
» This data is immaterial to the argument.
Meaning
5 sensesHaving no matter or substance; incorporeal.
Some believe that because ghosts are immaterial, they can pass through walls.
immateriell
нематериа́льныйnemateriálʹnyj, бестеле́сныйbestelésnyj, невеще́ственныйneveščéstvennyj
not consisting of matter
Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual.
(figuratively)Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
(figuratively, rare)Having or seeming to have very little substance; insubstantial, slight.
(figuratively)Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant.
Objection, your Honour! The defendant’s criminal record is immaterial to this case.
Examples
4 sentencesThis data is immaterial to the argument.
Age is immaterial, unless you're a bottle of wine.
deAlter ist irrelevant, es sei denn, du bist eine Flasche Wein.
Scientists go so far as to use the immaterial properties of their consciousness to deny the existence of such an immaterial consciousness.
Is it an animal? Is it a plant? Is it a mineral? Is it a thing? Is it something immaterial?
deIst es ein Tier? Ist es eine Pflanze? Ist es ein Mineral? Ist es eine Sache? Ist es etwas immaterielles?
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; sThe adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; spiritual”), from Middle French immateriel (“not material”) (modern French immatériel), and from its etymon Medieval Latin immāteriālis (“not material”), from Latin im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + māteriālis (“made of matter, material”) (from māteria (“matter, substance, material”) (from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, + ia) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). The English word is analysable as im- + material.
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Forms
more immaterial, most immaterial| Comparative | more immaterial Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most immaterial Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
77 synonyms- not consisting of matter:nonmaterial
- (often followed by ‘to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other:indifferent
- without material form or substance:incorporeal
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration:extraneousimpertinentorthogonal
Antonyms
57 antonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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