adjective

immaterial

immaterial, irrelevant, unimportant

Whether he comes or not is immaterial to me.

Whether he comes or not is immaterial to me.

The soul is said to be immaterial.

The soul is said to be immaterial.

((sth.)) is immaterial ((to sb.)) unimportant or irrelevant to (sb.) The cost is immaterial to a man of his wealth.

Synonyms: irrelevant, unimportant, inconsequential; Antonyms: relevant, material, important

From 'in-' (not) + 'material'. Meaning 'not material' or 'not relevant'.

Think 'not material' – it doesn't physically matter, so it's not important.

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