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nonpertinent

nonpertinent

6.9
Not related to what is being discussed
  • adjective
  • /nɑnˈpɜrtɪnənt/
translation icon : irrelevante
  • Please avoid including nonpertinent details in your report.

Examples

  • This is nonpertinent!

  • The committee ignored the nonpertinent comments and focused on the main issue.

  • The lawyer objected to the nonpertinent questions during the trial.

  • The lawyer dismissed the evidence as nonpertinent.

  • The lawyer objected to the witness's testimony because it was nonpertinent to the case.

  • She found his comments nonpertinent to the discussion about the project's progress.

  • The professor told the student that his question was nonpertinent to the lecture topic.

Synonyms

irrelevant
vsnonpertinent
355 3.6

Not related to the subject people are discussing or to the main point

is the same idea but often used to stress relation rather than importance
immaterial
vsnonpertinent
19 7.2

Not important or relevant to a situation

is about not being related to the matter rather than only importance
extraneous
vsnonpertinent
17 7.5

Not related or needed and coming from outside

focuses on irrelevance to the matter regardless of outside origin
orthogonal
vsnonpertinent
2 8.9

Not related to the topic being discussed

focuses on relevance to the matter rather than direct connection
inapplicable
vsnonpertinent
2 6.7

Not relevant or suitable in a particular situation

is about general lack of relation rather than unsuitability for application
nongermane
vsnonpertinent
8.1

Has nothing to do with the topic being discussed

is used to express lack of relation specifically to the subject in focus
non-related
vsnonpertinent
3.5

Not connected to the main topic or activity

is used for relevance to the matter rather than general connection
nonsubstantive
vsnonpertinent
7.0

Not important and does not affect the main point

is about being unrelated rather than merely lacking substance

Antonyms

relevant
592 3.3

Closely connected to what people are talking about or doing

pertinent
58 4.9

Connected to the main topic or situation

How Relevant

essential
537 1.9
pertinent
58 4.9
relevant
592 3.3
tangential
7 8.1
nonpertinent
6.9

Surface Forms

nonpertinent positive

Morphology

nonpertinent = pertinent (transparent) = non + pertinent

The productive negating prefix 'non-' combined with 'pertinent' ('relevant') yields the straightforward meaning 'not relevant'.

Etymology

Nonpertinent starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest is like pertain, which means 'to relate'. So nonpertinent means 'not relevant' or 'not related to the matter'.