| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an immaterial manner; without matter or corporeal substance.[Websters]
2. In an unimportant manner or degree.[Websters] 3. In an unimportant, inconsequential, indifferent, apathetic or unfounded manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In an insignificant, minor or marginal manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an irrelevant or impertinent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a trivial, slight, slim or nominal manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an inessential, unessential or nonessential manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a bodiless, unsubstantial, insubstantial or nonphysical manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an accidental or incidental manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective immaterial.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (immaterial) | 1. Of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; "an objection that is immaterial after the fact".[Wordnet]. 2. Without material form or substance.[Wordnet]. 3. Not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities".[Wordnet]. 4. Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "the price was immaterial".[Wordnet]. 5. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)".[Wordnet]. 6. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.[Websters]. 7. Of no substantial consequence; without weight or significance; unimportant; as, it is wholly immaterial whether he does so or not.[Websters]. 8. Being unimportant, insignificant, negligible or irrelevant.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being incorporeal or insubstantial.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb immaterially.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IMMATERIALLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMMATERIALLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In a manner not depending on matter.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adverb] In an immaterial manner. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: immaterial
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Immaterial averment | Law | IMMATERIAL AVERMENT. 1. One alleging with needless particularity or unnecessary circumstances, what is material and requisite, and which, properly, might have been stated more generally, or without such circumstances or particulars; or, in other words, it, is a statement of unnecessary particulars, in connection with, and as descriptive of, what is material. Gould on Pl. c. 3, 186. 2. It is highly improper to introduce immaterial averments, because, when they are made, they must be proved; as, if, a plaintiff declare for rent on a demise which is described as reserving a certain annual rent, payable "by four even and equal quarterly payments," &c.; and on the trial it appears that there was no stipulation with regard to the time or times of payment of the rents, the plaintiff cannot recover. The averment as to the time, though it need not have been made, yet it must be proved, and the plaintiff having failed in this, he cannot recover; as there is a variance between the contract declared upon and the contract proved. Dougl. 665. 3. But when the immaterial averment is such that it may be struck out of the declaration, without striking out at the same time the cause of action, and when there is no variance between the contract as, laid in the declaration and that proved, immaterial averments then need not be proved. Gould on Pl. C. 3, 188. (references) | |
| Immaterial issue | Law | IMMATERIAL ISSUE. One taken on a point not proper to decide the action; for example, if in an action of debt on bond, conditioned for the payment of ten dollars and fifty cents at a certain day, the defend ant pleads the payment of ten dollars according to the form of the condition, and the plaintiff, instead of demurring, tenders issue upon the payment, it is manifest that, whether this issue be found for the plaintiff or the defendant, it will remain equally uncertain whether the plaintiff is entitled to maintain his action, or not; for, in an action for the penalty of a bond, conditioned to pay a certain sum, the only material question is, whether the exact sum were paid or not, and the question of payment of a part is a question quite beside the legal merits. Hob. 113; 5 Taunt. 386. (references) | |
| Immaterial Variance | Military | As used in this technical assistance guide, a variance between planned and actual costs, or between benefits received and costs paid, of less than +/-5%. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: immaterial | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Immaterial and Missing Power | 22 | Immaterial and Missing Power | 22 | |
| It's Immaterial | 11 | Immaterial collection | 4 | |
| Immaterial collection | 4 | Immaterial force | 2 | |
| Immaterial force | 2 | It's Immaterial | 11 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
