Im`ma*te"ri*al
(ĭm`mȧ*tē"rĭ*al),
a. [Pref. im- not + material: cf. F.
immatériel.] 1. Not consisting of
matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.
Angels are spirits immaterial and
intellectual.
Hooker.
2. Of no substantial consequence; without
weight or significance; unimportant; as, it is wholly
immaterial whether he does so or not.
Syn. -- Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant;
inconsiderable; trifling.