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[ ih-rel-uh-vuhn-see ] / ɪˈrɛl ə vən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irrelevancy ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural ir·rel·e·van·cies.Origin of irrelevancyFirst recorded in 1795–1805; ir-2 + relevancy Words nearby irrelevancyirregularity, irregular variable, irregular verb, irrelative, irrelevance, irrelevancy, irrelevant, irrelievable, irreligion, irreligious, irremeable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irrelevancyThe ground for refusing to permit him to continue his address was stated to be irrelevancy to the question at issue. The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy The irrelevancy of this detail gives Lætitia an excuse for waiving the cab-question, on which her position is untenable. Somehow Good|William de Morgan The unexpectedness and irrelevancy of this for a moment startled Seth. Trent's Trust and Other Stories|Bret Harte The irrelevancy of the question only added to its staggering effect. At the Crossroads|Harriet T. Comstock
Words related to irrelevancyfootnote, excursus, divagation, difference, aside, note, deviation, divergence, detour, variation, divergency, diversion, tangent, departure, episode, incident, parenthesis, wandering, excursion, deflection |