Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irrelative

/ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ir-re-lat-ive
IPA: /ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no relations to each other; unrelated.

adj

Not related to the subject at hand; irrelevant.

adj

Describing two or more chords which do not share any notes in common.

Example Sentences

"When the subject of Mr. Denby fell of its own weight, he essayed other equally irrelative themes, but each time the very deference of Dick's attention seemed to paralyze him, and after a moment's stark pause the conversation that he had interrupted would go on without him."
"Irrelative chords in music are those having no common tone."

Etymology

From ir- + relative.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ir

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/
British English: /ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/

Inflected Forms

more irrelative (comparative) most irrelative (superlative)

Derived Forms

irrelatively irrelativeness

Questions

How do you pronounce irrelative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹɛlətɪv/.
What does irrelative mean?: Having no relations to each other; unrelated.
Where does irrelative come from?: From ir- + relative.

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