Irrelevance

Quick meaning: Irrelevance is a noun meaning Lack of relationship with the topic at hand; lack of importance.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• irrelevances

Synonyms for irrelevance

Depending on context, synonyms include irrelevancy.

Antonyms for irrelevance

Common opposites include relevance, relevancy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include irrelevancy, useless, uselessness, futility, worthlessness, insignificance.

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