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Immaterial vs Nonmaterial - What's the difference?

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Nonmaterial is a related term of immaterial.



As adjectives the difference between immaterial and nonmaterial

is that immaterial is having no matter or substance while nonmaterial is not material; apart from matter.

immaterial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having no matter or substance.
    • Because ghosts are immaterial , they can pass through walls.
  • Irrelevant.
    • Objection, Your Honour! The defendant's criminal record is immaterial to this case.

    Antonyms

    * material

    nonmaterial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not material; apart from matter
  • *{{quote-news, year=1988, date=May 6, author=Tom Valeo, title=Conference Calls: what goes on in an artist's brain?, work=Chicago Reader citation
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    Related terms

    *immaterial