Dictionary

irrelevant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ɪˈɹʷɛləvənt] weak vowel distinction
• /əˈɹɛləvənt/ weak vowel merger
• /ɪˈɹɛləvənt/ weak vowel distinction
• [əˈɹʷɛləvənt] weak vowel merger
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English relevant English irrelevant From ir- + relevant.

Meanings

1. Not relevant, as
   • We need to focus on the main topic and ignore irrelevant details.
   • His comments were completely irrelevant to the discussion.
   • The fact that she is his sister is irrelevant to the case.
   • Andy Kirby said that, on her second day in his class, Velvet declared algebra irrelevant to her life and strolled out the door. "Haven't seen her since," he said. 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.35
2. Not relevant, as: ▸ Not at all related: totally unrelated, wholly unconnected, completely inapplicable.
3. Not relevant, as: ▸ Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.
4. (derogatory, slang) No longer famous or popular; washed up.

Forms

Antonyms

pertinent · relevant

Deriveds

irrelevancy · irrelevance · irrelephant · irrelevantly

Hypernyms

unconnected

Relateds

fun fact · what does that have to do with the price of tea in China · what does that have to do with the price of corn

Synonyms

foreign · impertinent · unrelated · orthogonal · nonpertinent · beside the mark · stochastic · foreign · foreign · otiose · incidental · tangential · unapt · random · inapplicable · irrelative · ungermane · alien · irrelevant · beside the point · nongermane · uncorrelated · unimportant · moot · unassociated · immaterial · off-topic · immaterial

Translations (56)

ro nerelevant (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · el άσχετος (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · mk неу́месен (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · bg неуместен (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · eo nekoncerna (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · eo neatentinda (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ro irelevant (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · eu desegoki (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · de unwesentlich (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · cmn 不相干的 (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · fi merkityksetön (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · br dizere (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · fi epäolennainen (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ru неподходя́щий (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ru неуме́стный (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ru несуще́ственный (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · sv irrelevant (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · eo malgrava (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · hu lényegtelen (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · eo nerilata (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ca irrellevant (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · fi irrelevantti (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · pl niepowiązany (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · hu érdektelen (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · fr non-pertinent (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · mk несоо́дветен (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · hu irreleváns (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · mi hape (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · es irrelevante (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · cmn 不切題的 /不切题的 (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · fi yhdentekevä (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · bg ирелевантен (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ka არარელევანტური (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · sk irelevantný (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · pl nie à propos (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ru нева́жный (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · bg страничен (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · nl irrelevant (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · bg несъществен (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ar عَرَضِيّ (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · sk nepodstatný (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ro neimportant (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · tr alakasız (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · ja 無関係 (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · hu mellékes (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · gv neuventynagh (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · gl irrelevante (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · pt irrelevante (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · tr ilgisiz (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · de irrelevant (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · it irrilevante (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · pl nieistotny (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · bg нецелесъобразен (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · sv ovidkommande (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · cs irelevantní (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected) · pl niezwiązany (not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected)