immaterial

/,imə'tiəriəl/
Adjective
  1. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
    • whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)
    • what others think is altogether indifferent to him
  2. not pertinent to the matter under consideration
    • an issue extraneous to the debate
    • the price was immaterial
    • mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
  3. not consisting of matter
    • immaterial apparitions
    • ghosts and other immaterial entities
  4. without material form or substance
    • an incorporeal spirit
  5. of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
    • an objection that is immaterial after the fact

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The tiny scratch on the frame was immaterial to the boy who loved his new bicycle.