irrelevancy

noun

ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)-sē How to pronounce irrelevancy (audio)
plural irrelevancies
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While Shashouda says the stereotype was always false, Swift’s engagement also proves its irrelevancy. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 In other words, if a creditor can obtain the judgment in federal court or somehow maneuver it there, then charging order exclusivity goes out the window or at least will be relegated to no more than a footnote to its irrelevancy. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 There was one series that could have given the ceremony a lift, a show that sparked so much passion from its audience that the Golden Globes leaned into it earlier this year to convince people to ignore its irrelevancy and boost its ratings. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Each player selected on Friday provides a building block for a franchise intent on digging itself out of irrelevancy, though questions remain around Las Vegas’s skill players entering the final day of the draft. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irrelevancy

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First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of irrelevancy was in 1592

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irrelevancy

noun
ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy ir-ˈre-lə-vən-sē How to pronounce irrelevancy (audio)
plural irrelevancies
: irrelevance

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