Immaterial
1immaterial — im·ma·te·ri·al /ˌi mə tir ē əl/ adj: not essential, pertinent, or of consequence the jury could have discounted the medical history evidence, or while accepting its accuracy, found it immaterial Willett v. State, 911 S.W.2d 937 (1995) compare… …
2immaterial — immaterial, spiritual, incorporeal are comparable when meaning not composed of matter. Immaterial is the most comprehensive of these terms because it makes the line of cleavage between itself and its opposite, material, not only clear and sharp… …
3Immaterial — Im ma*te ri*al ([i^]m m[.a]*t[=e] r[i^]*al), a. [Pref. im not + material: cf. F. immat[ e]riel.] 1. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied. [1913 Webster] Angels are spirits immaterial and intellectual. Hooker. [1913… …
4immaterial — [adj1] irrelevant extraneous, foreign, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inconsiderate, inessential, insignificant, irrelative, matter of indifference, meaningless, no big deal*, no never mind* …
5Immaterial — (v. lat.), unkörperlich. Immaterialismus, so v.w. Spiritualismus. Immaterialist, der den Geist nicht für einen Theil der Materie hält. Immaterialität, 1) Unkörperlichkeit, Stofflosigkeit; 2) Freiheit von jeder Beschränkung durch die Materie …
6Immaterial — Immateriāl (neulat.) oder immateriéll (frz.), unkörperlich, stofflos; immaterialisieren, entkörpern, vergeistigen; Immaterialismus, Lehre von der Unsterblichkeit der Seele; Immaterialität, Unkörperlichkeit; Freiheit von jeder Beschränkung durch… …
7Immaterial — Immaterial, lat. deutsch, unkörperlich; I.ismus, die Lehre von der Unsterblichkeit der Seele, I.ist, wer dieser Lehre anhängt; I.ität, Unkörperlichkeit …
8immaterial — (adj.) late 14c., spiritual, incorporeal, from M.L. immaterialis not consisting of matter, spiritual, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L.L. materialis (see MATERIAL (Cf. material)). Secondary sense of… …
9immaterial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant. 2) spiritual rather than physical. DERIVATIVES immateriality noun …
10immaterial — [im΄ə tir′ē əl] adj. [ME immateriel < LL immaterialis: see IN 2 & MATERIAL] 1. not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual 2. that does not matter; not pertinent; unimportant immateriality [im΄ə tir΄ēal′ə tē] n. pl. immaterialities i …
11immaterial — Not material, essential, or necessary; not important or pertinent; not decisive; of no substantial consequence; without weight; of no material significance. See also impertinence irrelevancy irrelevant allegation Compare material; material fact;… …
12immaterial — Not material, essential, or necessary; not important or pertinent; not decisive; of no substantial consequence; without weight; of no material significance. See also impertinence irrelevancy irrelevant allegation Compare material; material fact;… …
13immaterial — adj. 1) wholly immaterial 2) immaterial to * * * [ˌɪmə tɪ(ə)rɪəl] wholly immaterial immaterial to …
14immaterial — adjective /ˌɪməˈtɪriəl/ a) Having no matter or substance. Because ghosts are immaterial, they can pass through walls. b) Irrelevant. Objection, Your Honour! The defendants criminal record is immaterial to this case. Ant: material …
15immaterial — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, quite, wholly …
16immaterial — im|ma|te|ri|al [ˌıməˈtıəriəl US ˈtır ] adj 1.) not important in a particular situation = ↑irrelevant ▪ If you sign a document, it is wholly immaterial whether you have read it carefully or not. 2.) formal not having a physical body or form ▪ our… …
17immaterial — im|ma|te|ri|al [ ,ımə tıriəl ] adjective not important or relevant: The difference in our ages was immaterial. Do it however you like it s immaterial to me …
18immaterial — [[t]ɪ̱mətɪ͟əriəl[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ If you say that something is immaterial, you mean that it is not important or not relevant. Whether we like him or not is immaterial. Syn: irrelevant …
19immaterial — adjective 1) the difference in our ages was immaterial Syn: irrelevant, unimportant, inconsequential, insignificant, of no matter/consequence, of little account, beside the point, neither here nor there Ant: significant, important 2) the immat …
20immaterial — UK [ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəl] / US [ˌɪməˈtɪrɪəl] adjective not important or relevant The difference in our ages was immaterial. Do it however you like – it s immaterial to me …
