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Dictionary: ir·rel·e·vant   (ĭ-rĕl'ə-vənt) pronunciation
adj.
Unrelated to the matter being considered.

irrelevantly ir·rel'e·vant·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial, impertinent. These adjectives mean not pertinent to the subject under consideration: an irrelevant comment; a question extraneous to the discussion; an objection that is immaterial; mentioned several impertinent facts.
ANTONYM  relevant


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adjective

    Not relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicable: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable. Idioms: beside the point, neither here nor there. See relevant/irrelevant.

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adj

Definition: beside the point
Antonyms: appropriate, necessary, pertinent, related, relevant


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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Unrelated or inapplicable to the matter in issue.

Irrelevant evidence has no tendency to prove or disprove any contested fact in a lawsuit.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Unrelated to the subject.

pronunciation The testimony was thrown out of the case as it was deemed irrelevant.

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Common misspelling(s) of irrelevant

  • irelevent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - irrelevant, uden betydning, uvedkommende

Nederlands (Dutch)
irrelevant, er niet toe doend

Français (French)
adj. - pas pertinent, hors de propos, sans rapport avec le sujet

Deutsch (German)
adj. - irrelevant, belanglos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άσχετος (κν. ξεκάρφωτος)

Italiano (Italian)
irrilevante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irrelevante

Русский (Russian)
неуместный, несоответствующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irrelevante, fuera de lugar, improcedente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - irrelevant, omotiverad, ej tillämplig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不恰当的, 不相干的, 无关系的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不恰當的, 不相干的, 無關係的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부적절한, 무관계한, 시대에 뒤진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不適切な, 現代性に欠けた, 無関係の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير متصل بالموضوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא שייך לעניין, לא רלוונטי‬


 
 
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