immaterial ˌˈɪ(m)məˌtɪriəl adjective
1. lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
2. of no importance or relevance, especially to a law case
3. not pertinent to the matter under consideration
4. without physical form or substance
5. not consisting of matter
The word immaterial has appeared in 66 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 29 in “Fantastic Creatures and Where to Find Them,” by Vanessa Friedman:
Designers tie themselves up in all sorts of knots trying to justify the continued existence of couture. It’s art! It’s employment! It’s escapism! Sure, it’s all of the above, but most of all it has become entertainment. Of the blockbuster, fantasy kind. Sometimes everyone just needs something jaw-dropping and completely improbable to look at. Whether you can buy it or not, or wear it or not, is immaterial; just seeing it restores faith in possibility.
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