different between immaterial vs corrosiveness

English

Etymology

From im- +? material.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??m??t??i.?l/

Adjective

immaterial (comparative more immaterial, superlative most immaterial)

1. Having no matter or substance.

   Because ghosts are immaterial, they can pass through walls.

2. So insubstantial as to be irrelevant.

   Objection, Your Honour! The defendant's criminal record is immaterial to this case.

Synonyms

• (having no matter or substance): See also Thesaurus:insubstantial
• (irrelevant): neither here nor there, ungermane; See also Thesaurus:unconnected

Antonyms

• (having no matter or substance): See also Thesaurus:substantial
• (irrelevant): material, germane; See also Thesaurus:connected

Translations

Anagrams

• maritimale

English

Etymology

corrosive +? -ness

Noun

corrosiveness (uncountable)

1. The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony.
2. (figuratively) Such property in some immaterial agent.
3. Some property characteristic of a corrosive substance, as its taste.

Synonyms

• corrosivity

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “corrosiveness”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
• corrosiveness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.