Added 9 October 2026
immaterial
/ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ adjective
Latin root: immāteriālis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about immaterial at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Of no importance or relevance especially to a law case.
an objection that is immaterial after the fact
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Without material form or substance.
an incorporeal spirit
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Not consisting of matter.
immaterial apparitions
Origin
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; spiritual”), from Middle French immateriel (“not material”) (modern French immatériel), and from its etymon Medieval Latin immāteriālis (“not material”), from Latin im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + māteriālis (“made of matter, material”) (from māteria (“matter, substance, material”) (from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, + ia) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). The English word is analysable as im- + material. The noun is derived from the adjective.
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