immaterial
Americanadjective
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of no essential consequence; unimportant.
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not pertinent; irrelevant.
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not material; incorporeal; spiritual.
adjective
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of no real importance; inconsequential
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not formed of matter; incorporeal; spiritual
Other Word Forms
- immateriality noun
- immaterially adverb
- immaterialness noun
Etymology
Origin of immaterial
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word immāteriālis. See im- 2, material
Example Sentences
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But his personal relationships are immaterial to our national interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
That said, whether the flight you were rebooked on had a TV or not is immaterial to the legality of your situation.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
Whatever the Post is worth today is immaterial to Bezos’ wealth.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026
In Boston, the absence of Celtics star Jaylen Brown with knee and hamstring injuries proved immaterial as the hosts pummeled the Sacramento Kings 112-93.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
The problem was that you needed something really hot–hotter even than the middle of the hottest stars–to forge carbon and iron and the other elements without which we would be distressingly immaterial.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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