"Relevant" is an adjective that describes something that is closely connected to a subject being discussed, researched or investigated. An example sentence: "Her testimony was relevant to the court case." "Irrelevant" is an adjective and antonym of "relevant. It means that something is not connected or not connected to a particular subject. An example sentence: "His comment on the circus was irrelevant to our discussion on Basketball."
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The root word for irrelevant is relevant. Irrelevant just means "not relevant."
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The opposite of relevant is irrelevant.
Either depending how emphatic you wish to be. "Ir" is a Latin prefix meaning "not" If I was being gently dismissive I would say "this is irrelevant," but if I wished to be more emphatic I would separate the words there-by providing an opportunity to place a stress on "not."
Non-pertinent is just one French equivalent of the English word "irrelevant."Specifically, the adverb non means "not." The masculine adjective pertinent means "pertinent, relevant." The pronunciation will be "no-pehr-tee-naw" in French.