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im·ma·te·ri·al
 immaterial
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- pronunciation:
- I
m
ti
ri
l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not having relevance or importance; irrelevant.
That complaint is immaterial to the debate.- antonyms:
- important, material, pertinent, relevant, significant
- similar words:
- all the same, impertinent, irrelevant
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| definition 2: |
not having a material body; incorporeal; apparitional.
- antonyms:
- material, physical, tangible
- similar words:
- spiritual
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| related words: |
academic, airy, insignificant, phantom, slight, unearthly |
adverb + (adj.)immaterial
almost, completely, entirely, hence, largely, purely, somehow, somewhat
(adj.)immaterial
+ noun
architecture,
argument,
being,
belief,
body,
claim,
concept,
definition,
distinction,
doctrine,
essence,
existence,
extent,
form,
gain,
heaven,
individuality,
labor,
material,
matter,
meaning,
narrative,
nature,
object,
objection,
presence,
principle,
reality,
realm,
regime,
soul,
spirit,
statement,
stuff,
substance,
wealth
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| derivation: |
immaterially (adv.) |
The word immaterial
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
imbalance, immaculate, immaterial, immature, immediate, immiscible, immobile, immodest, immortal, immovable, immune, immutable, impalpable, impartial, impassable, impatient, impeccable, impecunious, impenitent, imperfect, impermeable, impermissible, impersonal, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, implausible, impolite, imponderable, impossible, impotent, impregnable, improper, impropriety, improvise, imprudent, impudent, impunity, impure
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