|i(m)+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English immateriel, from Middle French, from Late Latin immaterialis, from Latin in- in- (I) + Late Latin materialis material — more at material
1. : not consisting of matter : incorporeal , spiritual , disembodied
in making mind purely immaterial … the body ceases to be living — John Dewey
ghosts and other immaterial entities
2. obsolete : having little body or substance : flimsy
3.
a. : of no substantial consequence : unimportant
wholly immaterial whether he stays or not
the exact form of government appears immaterial — Aidan Mulloy
b. : not material or essential to a legal matter or case
• im·materially “+ adverb
• im·materialness “+ noun