irrelevancy

noun

ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)-sē 

plural irrelevancies

: irrelevance

Examples of irrelevancy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Economic fundamentals, in the meantime, will fade into irrelevancy. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

There was one series that could have given the ceremony a lift, a show that sparked so much passion from its audience that the Golden Globes leaned into it earlier this year to convince people to ignore its irrelevancy and boost its ratings. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

Each player selected on Friday provides a building block for a franchise intent on digging itself out of irrelevancy, though questions remain around Las Vegas’s skill players entering the final day of the draft. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

While much of those streaming sales were non-sports commitments, the flow of ad dollars away from linear TV will accelerate as the primetime entertainment properties continue to sag under the weight of their cultural irrelevancy. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for irrelevancy

• relevancy

Legal Definition

irrelevancy

noun

ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy ir-ˈre-lə-vən-sē 

plural irrelevancies

: irrelevance