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immaterial
What does immaterial mean?
immaterial (adjective): of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce immaterial?
/ˌɪməˈtɪɹiəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “immaterial” mean?
bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
Not quite: that's what finite means.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
Not quite: that's what deaf means.
of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant
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having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference
Not quite: that's what alike means.
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