irrelevant

CEFRC1

/ɪˈɹɛləvənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not connected with or useful to the subject being discussed.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not relevant, as

Examples

  • Your remark is irrelevant to our argument.

  • Your suggestion seems irrelevant to our discussion here.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not at all related: totally unrelated, wholly unconnected, completely inapplicable.

  2. 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.

  3. No longer famous or popular; washed up.

More examples

In context

  • His comments were completely irrelevant to the discussion.

  • The fact that she is his sister is irrelevant to the case.

  • We need to focus on the main topic and ignore irrelevant details.

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Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The judge told the lawyer that his argument was blank to the case and refused to hear it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From ir- + relevant.