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Webster 1913 Edition


Immaterial

Imˊma-te′ri-al

(ĭmˊmȧ-tē′rĭ-al)
,
Adj.
[Pref.
im-
not +
material
: cf. F.
immatériel
.]
1.
Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.
Angels are spirits
immaterial
and intellectual.
Hooker.
Syn. – Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant; inconsiderable; trifling.

Webster 1828 Edition


Immaterial

IMMATE'RIAL

, a.
1.
Incorporeal; not material; not consisting of matter; as immaterial spirits. The mind or soul is immaterial.
2.
Unimportant; without weight; not material; of no essential consequence.

Definition 2024


immaterial

immaterial

English

Adjective

immaterial (comparative more immaterial, superlative most immaterial)

  1. Having no matter or substance.
    Because ghosts are immaterial, they can pass through walls.
  2. (law, accounting) So insubstantial as to be irrelevant.
    Objection, Your Honour! The defendant's criminal record is immaterial to this case.

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