# irrelevant

Pronunciation: say "i-REL-uh-vuhnt" /ɪˈɹɛl.ə.vənt/

## Adjective

1. Having no important or useful bearing on the matter under discussion; not applicable to the situation in a meaningful way.
   - Simple: Not connected to the topic in a way that helps or matters.
   - _The witness offered a lot of detail that was irrelevant to the actual charge._
   - _Her age is irrelevant to whether she can do the job well._
2. Completely unrelated to the matter at hand; having no connection or application to it whatsoever.
   - Simple: Having nothing to do with the topic at all.
   - _The defendant's hobbies were irrelevant to the question of who signed the contract._
   - _He kept raising points that were entirely irrelevant to the budget we were reviewing._
3. Not relevant; not bearing on the subject or situation under consideration.
   - Simple: Not connected to the topic in a way that matters.
   - _Much of the report was irrelevant to the decision the board faced._
   - _He kept raising irrelevant objections that had nothing to do with the proposal._
4. No longer famous, popular, or in the public eye; past one's prime as a cultural figure. *(slang)*
   - Simple: No longer famous or popular, and not paid attention to anymore.
   - _Once a household name, the actor is now largely irrelevant, surfacing only in nostalgia pieces._
   - _Critics called the franchise irrelevant, a relic that audiences had long since moved past._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix ir-, meaning 'not', combined with relevant.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/irrelevant (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).