immaterial

immaterial

im·ma·te·ri·al / ˌi(m)məˈti(ə)rēəl/ • adj. 1. unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant: so long as the band kept the beat, what they played was immaterial. 2. Philos. spiritual, rather than physical: we have immaterial souls. DERIVATIVES: im·ma·te·ri·al·i·ty / -ˌti(ə)rēˈalitē/ n. im·ma·te·ri·al·ly adv.

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Immaterial

IMMATERIAL

Not essential or necessary; not important or pertinent; not decisive; of no substantial consequence; without weight; of no material significance.

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immaterial

immaterial incorporeal XIV (not freq. before XVI); unimportant XVII. — late L.; see IM-2, MATERIAL.

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T. F. HOAD. "immaterial." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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