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not consisting of matter
e.g. immaterial apparitions
e.g. ghosts and other immaterial entities
Synonym: nonmaterial
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without material form or substance
e.g. an incorporeal spirit
Synonym: incorporeal
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(often followed by `to') lacking importance
not mattering one way or the other
e.g. whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)
e.g. what others think is altogether indifferent to him
Synonym: indifferent
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of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
e.g. an objection that is immaterial after the fact
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not pertinent to the matter under consideration
e.g. an issue extraneous to the debate
e.g. the price was immaterial
e.g. mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
Synonym: extraneous impertinent orthogonal