irrelativeadj.n.

/ɪˈrɛlətɪv/

Etymology: < ir- prefix² + relative n., adj., and adv. Compare French irrelatif (Littré).

A. adj.

a. Not relative; without relations to each other, or to something else; unrelated, unconnected; hence (metaphorical), having no relations, absolute.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > with, in, or to something

irrelative1640

unallied1663

unconnected1736

uninvolved1793

unimplicated1822

unimplicate1869

1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xl. 526 Continuance is altogether Extrinsicall and Irrelative in respect of White.

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 42 It seems evident, that they [sc. colours, odours, etc.] have an absolute Being irrelative to Us.

1849 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 881/2 This endless succession and decadence of the Teeth..illustrate the law of Vegetative or Irrelative Repetition.

1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 230 The cognition which is given out as a constituent of Brahma, is irrelative to objects.

1862 H. Spencer First Princ. i. iv. §26. 89 The Relative is itself conceivable as such, only by opposition to the Irrelative or Absolute.

b. Having no relation to or bearing on the matter in hand; irrelevant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > irrelevant

foreigna1393

unpertinentc1400

impertinentc1450

peregrine1532

far-fet1533

exorbitant1534

unrelevant1558

stravagant1565

fremd1581

unappliable1588

misapplied1596

immaterial1598

far-fetched1607

misdevoted1623

unappertaining1645

irrelativea1657

inapposite1661

unconcerned1683

scandalous1750

uncentral1782

irrelevant1786

tangent1787

inappertinent1814

unappropriate1818

tangential1867

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cxxxi, in Poems (1878) IV. 133 Lyllies Spin not! a strange Doctrine Irrelative; but lately vrg'd 'Gainst Harrie's Title.

1785 W. Paley Princ. Moral & Polit. Philos. (Dublin ed.) I. 201 Questions may be asked which are irrelative to the cause.

1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxii. 206 The widow's answer was made up of a great number of incoherent ejaculations, embraces, and other irrelative matter.

c. Music. (See quot. 1786.)

ΚΠ

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Irrelative, a term applied to any two chords which do not contain some sound common to both.

B. n.

metaphorical. Something that has no relation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [noun] > that which lacks relation

stranger1543

inconnection1695

irrelative1883

1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) III. 648/1 Irrelative, n. that which is not relative or connected. ‘This same mental necessity is involved in the general inability we find of construing positively to thought any irrelative’ Sir W. Hamilton.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	irrelative
释义	irrelativeadj.n. /ɪˈrɛlətɪv/ Etymology: < ir- prefix² + relative n., adj., and adv. Compare French irrelatif (Littré). A. adj. a. Not relative; without relations to each other, or to something else; unrelated, unconnected; hence (metaphorical), having no relations, absolute. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > with, in, or to something irrelative1640 unallied1663 unconnected1736 uninvolved1793 unimplicated1822 unimplicate1869 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xl. 526 Continuance is altogether Extrinsicall and Irrelative in respect of White. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 42 It seems evident, that they [sc. colours, odours, etc.] have an absolute Being irrelative to Us. 1849 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 881/2 This endless succession and decadence of the Teeth..illustrate the law of Vegetative or Irrelative Repetition. 1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 230 The cognition which is given out as a constituent of Brahma, is irrelative to objects. 1862 H. Spencer First Princ. i. iv. §26. 89 The Relative is itself conceivable as such, only by opposition to the Irrelative or Absolute. b. Having no relation to or bearing on the matter in hand; irrelevant. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > irrelevant foreigna1393 unpertinentc1400 impertinentc1450 peregrine1532 far-fet1533 exorbitant1534 unrelevant1558 stravagant1565 fremd1581 unappliable1588 misapplied1596 immaterial1598 far-fetched1607 misdevoted1623 unappertaining1645 irrelativea1657 inapposite1661 unconcerned1683 scandalous1750 uncentral1782 irrelevant1786 tangent1787 inappertinent1814 unappropriate1818 tangential1867 a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cxxxi, in Poems (1878) IV. 133 Lyllies Spin not! a strange Doctrine Irrelative; but lately vrg'd 'Gainst Harrie's Title. 1785 W. Paley Princ. Moral & Polit. Philos. (Dublin ed.) I. 201 Questions may be asked which are irrelative to the cause. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxii. 206 The widow's answer was made up of a great number of incoherent ejaculations, embraces, and other irrelative matter. c. Music. (See quot. 1786.) ΚΠ 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Irrelative, a term applied to any two chords which do not contain some sound common to both. B. n. metaphorical. Something that has no relation. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [noun] > that which lacks relation stranger1543 inconnection1695 irrelative1883 1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) III. 648/1 Irrelative, n. that which is not relative or connected. ‘This same mental necessity is involved in the general inability we find of construing positively to thought any irrelative’ Sir W. Hamilton. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1640
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