irrelevancy

[ ih-rel-uh-vuhn-see ]
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noun,plural ir·rel·e·van·cies.

Origin of irrelevancy

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; ir-2 + relevancy

Words Nearby irrelevancy

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How to use irrelevancy in a sentence

  • Still, it is a natural fear, that we humans could shortcut ourselves right into irrelevancy.

    What’s Wrong With Shortcuts? (Ep. 483) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 18, 2021 | Freakonomics
  • Unable to capitalize on the PC boom that began in the mid-eighties, it also found itself largely on the outside of the portable device revolution of the aughts and drifting toward irrelevancy.

  • In fact, she may have gone from a venerable fashion icon to a new irrelevancy almost overnight.

    Stepping in GOOP | Megan Hustad | December 4, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The irrelevancy of this detail gives Lætitia an excuse for waiving the cab-question, on which her position is untenable.

    Somehow Good | William de Morgan
  • The very irrelevancy of the statement, coupled with her calm serenity, was appalling to the old man.

    Once to Every Man | Larry Evans