Irrelevant

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Pronunciation: /ɪˈrɛləvənt/

Definitions of irrelevant

noun a person or thing that is irrelevant

Example Sentences

A1 I don't understand why we are discussing something irrelevant.

A2 The teacher told us to ignore any irrelevant information in the passage.

B1 The presentation was full of irrelevant details that confused the audience.

B2 It's important to focus on the main points and not get distracted by irrelevant side issues.

C1 The research findings were groundbreaking, making previous studies seem irrelevant.

C2 The court dismissed the evidence as irrelevant to the case at hand.

adjective not relevant or applicable; unimportant

Example Sentences

A1 The color of the sky is irrelevant to the topic of this conversation.

A2 His opinion on the matter is irrelevant since he was not present during the discussion.

B1 The details of her personal life are irrelevant to the project we are working on.

B2 The data from last year is irrelevant to the current market trends.

C1 The minor discrepancies in the report are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

C2 Her complaints about the office temperature are irrelevant when considering the company's financial performance.

Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence

formal The data presented in the report is irrelevant to our current project.

informal I don't think that information is relevant to what we're doing.

slang Who cares about that? It's totally irrelevant.

figurative Her comments were like background noise, completely irrelevant to the conversation.

Grammatical Forms of irrelevant

past tense

irrelevanted

plural

irrelevants

comparative

more irrelevant

superlative

most irrelevant

present tense

irrelevants

future tense

will be irrelevant

perfect tense

have been irrelevant

continuous tense

is being irrelevant

singular

irrelevant

positive degree

irrelevant

infinitive

to be irrelevant

gerund

being irrelevant

participle

irrelevanting

Origin and Evolution of irrelevant

First Known Use: 1556 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'irrelevant' originated from the Latin word 'irrelevans' which means 'not lifting up' or 'not raising up'.
Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'irrelevant' has maintained its original meaning of not being pertinent or applicable to a particular matter or situation.