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

“Like ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ my novel is about fears of aging and irrelevance in an industry that runs on youth and beauty,” Stein says.

From Los Angeles Times

UK government sources point out that many had argued this effort was an irrelevance or would not happen, and yet the opposite is now the case.

From BBC

Norma, fearful of her own mortality and irrelevance, papers it over with all the money and pages of her terrible screenplay she can muster.

From Los Angeles Times

The overs of Woakes, the man with an unmatched record on this ground, were an irrelevance.

From BBC

He said the Conservatives had become an "irrelevance" adding: "They've had a good 200 years."

From BBC