irrelevance.

A lack of bearing or useful connection to the matter under consideration.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• irrelevance to a claim
• apparent irrelevance

On the page

The objection’s irrelevance to the claim became clear when the claim was stated precisely.

Apparent irrelevance changed after the missing context was restored.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: criterion analysis, relative importance, potential and actual distinction, evidence interpretation. Disciplines: academic writing, institutional analysis, research and conceptual explanation. Commonness: moderately common.