irrelevant

adjectivecommon in dialogue

//ɪˈɹɛləvənt//
/[ɪˈɹʷɛləvənt]/
//əˈɹɛləvənt//
/[əˈɹʷɛləvənt]/

Not relevant, as

adjective

1
Not relevant, as
His comments were completely irrelevant to the discussion.
We need to focus on the main topic and ignore irrelevant details.
The fact that she is his sister is irrelevant to the case.
Andy Kirby said that, on her second day in his class, Velvet declared algebra irrelevant to her life and strolled out the door. "Haven't seen her since," he said.
2
Not relevant, as: Not at all related: totally unrelated, wholly unconnected, completely inapplicable.
3
Not relevant, as: Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.
4
slangNo longer famous or popular; washed up.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English relevant English irrelevant From ir- + relevant.

Forms

comparative: more irrelevant
superlative: most irrelevant

irony · The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may…irrational · Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.irregular · Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.

irrelevant · Not relevant, as

irresistible · Impossible to resist.irresponsible · Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as…irritate · To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.