immaterial

«immaterial» in Mova's school dictionary: not important or not relevant to what is being talked about — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (immaterial)

meaning for a pupil

1) Immaterial means not important or not relevant to what is being talked about. tree →

2) (formal) Immaterial also means not made of matter, with no physical body, like a spirit. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and in arguments, «that's immaterial» means «that doesn't matter here». In maths problems, some numbers are immaterial: they are given but you don't need them. In law, immaterial facts don't change the result. In religion and philosophy, the soul is described as immaterial.

examples

• Whether the car is red or blue is immaterial; it needs fixing. tree →
• The cost is immaterial if it saves a life. tree →
• In this problem, the colour of the bags is immaterial. tree →
• Christians believe the soul is immaterial. tree →
• Whether he meant to break it is immaterial; it is broken. tree →
• Ghosts in stories are often immaterial and walk through walls. tree →
• "If you really can cure, it is immaterial when you do it. tree →

note

Formal; everyday words are «not important» or «doesn't matter». «Im-» means not. Opposite: material (meaning relevant or physical).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «immaterial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.