irrelevancy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *irrelevancy*:
NOUN	relation	irrelevancy, irrelevance	the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand

irrelevancy > pronunciation
Sounds	ihreh'lahvahnsiy
Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *irrelevancy*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand.
Synonym	irrelevance
Narrower	immateriality	complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration
Narrower	inapplicability	irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand
Broader	unconnectedness	The lack of a connection between things
Opposite	relevance, relevancy	The relation of something to the matter at hand
Spanish	impertinencia, improcedencia, inoportunidad
Catalan	impertinència, improcedència, inoportunitat
Adjectives	irrelevant	having no bearing on or connection with the subject / subject / subject at issue

HyperDic: irrelevancy