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immaterial

/ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl/adjective

उच्चारण इमटिअरिअल

महत्वहीन, अप्रासंगिक, बेमानी

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adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (to sb/sth)

    not important in a particular situation

    महत्वहीन, अप्रासंगिक, बेमानी

    • Whether he agrees is immaterial; we will go ahead.
    • Whether you wear a blue shirt or a white one is immaterial to the interviewers.
    • Your age is immaterial, as anyone may apply.
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    • Whether it rains or not is immaterial to the schedule.
    • The colour of the cover is immaterial, so long as the book arrives.

    Synonyms irrelevant unimportant insignificant inconsequential beside the point

    Opposite relevant important material significant

  2. 2

    formal

    not having a physical form

    अभौतिक, अमूर्त

    • the immaterial soul
    • Ghosts, in this story, are immaterial beings who walk through walls.
    • Many religions speak of an immaterial soul.
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    • Thoughts and dreams are immaterial things.
    • The ghost in the story was an immaterial being that appeared as mist.

    Synonyms intangible incorporeal spiritual non-physical

    Opposite material physical tangible

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

im·ma·te·ri·al

Double m (not 'imaterial').

दो m ('imaterial' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the irrelevant words together: immaterial, irrelevant, extraneous, inconsequential.

अप्रासंगिकता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: immaterial, irrelevant, extraneous, inconsequential।

§Grammar and usage

Note the double meaning of material: 'physical' and 'relevant'; its opposite immaterial has both senses too.

Material के दो अर्थ ध्यान रखिए: 'भौतिक' और 'प्रासंगिक'; इसके विपरीत immaterial में भी दोनों अर्थ हैं।

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General knowledge

Legal: 'immaterial to the case' means not relevant.

कानून में 'immaterial to the case' का अर्थ 'मामले से असंबद्ध' है।