Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irrespective of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
ir-re-spec-tive of
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Regardless of; without regard for; without considering.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Opposite of Medieval Latin respectivus, "having regard for", from Latin respectus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

despite in spite of

Questions

What does irrespective of mean?
Regardless of; without regard for; without considering.
Where does irrespective of come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce irrespective of

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