irrelevance
[ih-rel-uh-vuh ns]
- the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
- an irrelevant thing, act, etc.
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Origin of irrelevance
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Examples from the Web for irrelevance
Contemporary Examples
He worried that "we were on the verge of irrelevance a lot in our lives."
Had she not gone into the coalition and gotten something near the center of power, she would have quickly faded into irrelevance.
One could just ignore the hyperbole and watch it follow similar groups down the path to irrelevance.
So it would be ignored, discarded, thrown into the bin of irrelevance.
Obama would do right to address any fears of irrelevance, which he—inadvertently—helped stoke by postponing his trip twice.
Historical Examples
Then he added, with some irrelevance, "That's why he wears a wig."
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
The irrelevance of opponents was illustrated by Senators Morse and Pierce.
This is not irrelevance; its object is to show that fat is not always an advantage.
It Never Can Happen AgainWilliam De Morgan
The irrelevance of this bit of gossip did not make it any the less interesting to us.
The Believing YearsEdmund Lester Pearson
This seemed to strike him as conclusive proof of her irrelevance.
SanctuaryEdith Wharton
Word Origin and History for irrelevance
n.
1735, from irrelevant + -ance. Earlier in the same sense was irrelevancy (1590s).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper