Irrelevant: meaning, definitions and examples

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irrelevant

 

[ ษชหˆrษ›lษ™vษ™nt ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

not important

Not relevant or connected to the matter at hand; having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue.

Synonyms

extraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, inconsequential

Examples of usage

  • The information he provided was completely irrelevant to the discussion.
  • Her comments were deemed irrelevant by the committee.
  • The irrelevant details only served to confuse the audience.

Translations

Translations of the word "irrelevant" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น irrelevante

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคชเฅเคฐเคพเคธเค‚เค—เคฟเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช irrelevant

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tidak relevan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะดะพั€ะตั‡ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nieistotny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็„ก้–ขไฟ‚

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท non pertinent

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ irrelevante

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ilgisiz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ด€๋ จ ์—†๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบูŠุฑ ุฐูŠ ุตู„ุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ irelevantnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nepodstatnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ— ๅ…ณ็ดง่ฆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nepomemben

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รณviรฐkomandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผะฐาฃั‹ะทะดั‹ ะตะผะตั

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ แƒแƒ™แƒแƒœแƒ™แƒ แƒ”แƒขแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ษ™laqษ™siz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ irrelevante

Etymology

The word 'irrelevant' originated from the Latin word 'irrelevans', which is a combination of 'ir-' (not) and 'relevans' (relevant). The term has been used in English since the 16th century to describe something that is not pertinent or applicable to the current situation.

See also: irrelevance, relevancy.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,640 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.