Irrelevance

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Lack of relationship with the topic at hand; lack of importance.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolirrelevancia

Françaisinsignifiance non-pertinence

DeutschBedeutungslosigkeit Irrelevanz NebensächlichkeitUnbedeutendheit Unerheblichkeit Unmaßgeblichkeit

9 more languages

العربيةاللا علاقية

Suomiepäolennaisuus merkityksettömyys vaikuttamattomuus

Galegoirrelevancia

Italianoirrilevanza

日本語無関係的外れ

Nederlandsirrelevantie

Polskinieistotność

Portuguêsirrelevância

Svenskaosaklighet

Examples

“It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain ⟳ why anyone would take ⟳ to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; […]; or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate ⟳ nation states and keep ⟳ people from understanding their shared environment.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Irrelevances Irrelevancies Irrelevancy Irrelevant Irrelevantly irrelevency

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