irrelevance

[ ih-rel-uh-vuhns ]

/ ɪˈrɛl ə vəns /

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noun

the quality or condition of being irrelevant.

an irrelevant thing, act, etc.

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Origin of irrelevance

1840–50; ir-² + relevance; see relevant

Words nearby irrelevance

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How to use irrelevance in a sentence

It may even become that turning point when an organization begins to slide toward irrelevance.
For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge|Ram Iyer|July 30, 2021|TechCrunch
Cheney, who remains a member of Congress, made clear she had no plans to move into irrelevance.
The Mob Comes for Liz Cheney|Philip Elliott|May 12, 2021|Time
The giant, symbol of the untamed force of nature, provokes a sense of wonder at his incredible strength, and at the same time a profound anguish due to our sense of vulnerability and irrelevance.
Our Most Effective Weapon Is Imagination - Issue 99: Universality|Guido Tonelli|April 29, 2021|Nautilus
Since Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith and Thurman Thomas led the Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl losses, the Bills tumbled into national irrelevance, having won their last playoff game in 1995.
‘Bills Mafia’ waited a generation for a team like this. It’s had to embrace it from afar.|Adam Kilgore|January 7, 2021|Washington Post

The television commercial is at risk of irrelevance—pushing the TV ad of the future to be more than just a one-size-fits-all commercial break.
Are TV ads obsolete?|Quartz Staff|October 7, 2020|Quartz
After more than twenty years of marketplace irrelevance, its values and those of American drinkers had at last aligned.
Hillbilly Heaven: The History of Small-Batch Bourbon|Dane Huckelbridge|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He worried that "we were on the verge of irrelevance a lot in our lives."
U2 Drops ‘Invisible’ to Remind You the Band Exists|Howard Wolfson|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It feels as if the novelist herself has, like all artists, had to confront irrelevance.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 27, 2014|Thomas Flynn|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Iraq was to be made a democracy, by force, but I quickly felt our ideological irrelevance.
America’s Lost Decade in Iraq: A Marine Officer Looks Back|Benjamin Busch|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Had she not gone into the coalition and gotten something near the center of power, she would have quickly faded into irrelevance.
Good For Livni And Good For Peace|Brent E. Sasley|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His finely-marked eyebrows went up in surprise at the irrelevance of my question, but he smiled.
Uncanny Tales|Various
"Jest half a mile from Pettybone's house to the dam," he continued, with apparent irrelevance.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
It cannot be denied, I think, if this is taken quite rigorously, that there is a certain air of irrelevance about it.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
She added with an irrelevance that was only apparent, "I've had to take all four rooms to keep other people out."
The Flaw in the Crystal|May Sinclair
Every other question than that was to those young Philistines merely a fine-spun irrelevance.
Fishing with a Worm|Bliss Perry

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