Entry Word: immaterial

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not composed of matter <it is only possible to study immaterial forces like gravity by observing their effects on the physical world>

Synonyms bodiless, incorporeal, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual, unsubstantial

Related Words metaphysical, supernatural; impalpable, insensible, intangible, invisible; airy, diaphanous, ethereal, tenuous, thin, vaporous

Near Antonyms animal, carnal, fleshly; detectable, discernable, noticeable, observable, palpable, sensible, tangible, visible; bulky, heavy, massive, solid

Antonyms bodily, corporeal, material, physical, substantial

2 not having anything to do with the matter at hand <while upsetting, that story is immaterial to the question of why you are late> — see irrelevant