Definition of immaterial Immaterial

/ɪˌmʌtɪˈɹiʌl/ - [imutireeul] - im•ma•te•ri•al

We found 12 definitions of immaterial from 5 different sources.

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What does immaterial mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

immaterial - not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities"
  nonmaterial
  material derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
  unsubstantial, insubstantial, unreal lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
  corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
immaterial - (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"; "what others think is altogether indifferent to him"
  indifferent
  unimportant not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
immaterial - of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; "an objection that is immaterial after the fact"
immaterial - without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit"
  incorporeal
  corporeal, material having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
  unbodied having no body
  corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
  discorporate, disembodied, unembodied, bodiless, unbodied not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts"
immaterial - not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
  extraneous, impertinent, orthogonal
  irrelevant having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • immaterial (a.)
    Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.
  • immaterial (a.)
    Of no substantial consequence; without weight or significance; unimportant; as, it is wholly immaterial whether he does so or not.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • immaterial
    Not pertinent to the matter under consideration.
  • immaterial
    Having no physical body or form.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • immaterial
    im-a-tē′ri-al, adj. not consisting of matter: incorporeal: unimportant.—v.t. Immatē′rialise, to separate from matter.—ns. Immate′rialism, the doctrine that there is no material substance; Immatē′rialist, one who believes in this; Immaterial′ity, the quality of being immaterial or of not consisting of matter.—adv. Immatē′rially

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