irrelevancy
The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicableThe quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection.
» Watching television is like studying, but perhaps about irrelevancies.
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2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection.
(countable)A thing that is irrelevant—having no bearing on the subject of discussion.
Belanglosigkeit
- the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
Examples
1 sentencesWatching television is like studying, but perhaps about irrelevancies.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From ir- + relevancy or irrelevant + -cy.From ir- + relevancy or irrelevant + -cy.
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Forms
plural: irrelevancies| Singular | irrelevancy |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand:irrelevance
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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