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irrelevant

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ir·rel·e·vant  (-rl-vnt)
adj.
Unrelated to the matter being considered.

ir·rele·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

irrelevant
Adjective
not connected with the matter in hand
irrelevance
irrelevancy n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.irrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations"
relevant - having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"

irrelevant
Translations
Spanish irrelevant [ɪˈrɛləvənt] adjirrelevante;
to be irrelevant → estar fuera de lugar, no venir al caso

French irrelevant [ɪˈrɛləvənt] adjsans rapport, hors de propos
German irrelevant [ɪˈrɛləvənt] irrelevance adjunwesentlich, irrelevant
Italian irrelevant [ɪˈrɛləvənt] adjnon pertinente

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"Erring youth," replied the Logical Crab, "you are introducing new and irrelevant matter.
That sort of aspiration is not much in their way; and it shall be a funny world, the world of their arranging, where the Irrelevant would fantastically step in to take the place of the sober humdrum Imaginative .
"To find the sleepless princess," I added, thinking at the same time one of those irrelevant asides that will go through the brain of thirty, that the woman who would get her share of kisses nowadays must neither slumber nor sleep.
 
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