irrelevance

[ih-rel-uh-vuhns]

noun

1. the quality or condition of being irrelevant.

2. an irrelevant thing, act, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrelevance¹

1840–50; ir- ² + relevance ( def. ); relevant ( def. )

Example Sentences

Some old and some new, but players with reputations and pedigrees to match, who have helped haul Scotland from the shadows of irrelevance into the spotlight.

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Target’s following because not following means irrelevance, which is worse than bankruptcy.

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If Sabalenka wins, she beats a man who is unfit and has been a total irrelevance for a number of years.

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And yet, Congress’ path to irrelevance as a body of government did not begin during the shutdown, or even in January 2025.

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Its two liberal justices, consigned to irrelevance, worked through the night with their clerks to complete a dissent by the deadline.

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