irrelevance

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈrɛlɪvəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈrɛləvəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i rel′ə vəns)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ir•rel•e•vance /ɪˈrɛləvəns/USA pronunciation   n. 
    1. [uncountable] the state or condition of being irrelevant.
    2. Also, irˈrel•e•van•cy, [pl.] -cies. [countable] a statement, fact, or act that is irrelevant:His argument is full of irrelevancies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ir•rel•e•vance  (i rel′ə vəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
  2. an irrelevant thing, act, etc.
  • ir-2 + relevance 1840–50

'irrelevance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
impertinence - irrelevancy

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