irrelative
Syllables: ir·re·lat·ive/ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/US/ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/
irrelative adjective: having no relations to each other; unrelated.
Adjective
irrelative (comparative more irrelative, superlative most irrelative)
- Having no relations to each other; unrelated.
- Not related to the subject at hand; irrelevant.
- When the subject of Mr. Denby fell of its own weight, he essayed other equally irrelative themes, but each time the very deference of Dick's attention seemed to paralyze him, and after a moment's stark pause the conversation that he had interrupted would go on without him.1934, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 7, in Tender is the Night, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1962, →OCLC, page 42
- Describing two or more chords which do not share any notes in common.
- Irrelative chords in music are those having no common tone.
Forms of irrelative
| comparative | more irrelative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most irrelative |
Origin of irrelative
From ir- + relative.
Words formed from irrelative
Questions about irrelative
- What does irrelative mean?
- Irrelative means having no relations to each other; unrelated.
- What part of speech is irrelative?
- Irrelative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce irrelative?
- Irrelative is pronounced /ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/ (UK).
Words near irrelative in the dictionary
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