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. — Esperantostern
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? — Zaghawa
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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