nonpertinent

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adjective

Not pertinent; irrelevant.

OriginMiddle English non-pertinent →
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Meanings

adjectivenonpertinent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot pertinent; irrelevant.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
impertinentirrelevantotiose

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnon-pertinent
  2. Englishnonpertinent

From Middle English non-pertinent, equivalent to non (“not, not at all”, adverb) + pertinent.

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APA

nonpertinent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpertinent

MLA

“nonpertinent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpertinent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonpertinent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpertinent.

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