irrespective

English

Etymology

From ir- +‎ respective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪɹɪˈspɛktɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

irrespective (not comparable)

1. Heedless, regardless.
   • 1922, E. F. Benson, Miss Mapp, chapter 6, page 157:

     That alone, apart from Mr. Wyse’s old-fashioned notions on the subject, made telephoning impossible, for your summons was usually answered by his cook, who instantly began scolding the butcher irrespective and disrespectful of whom you were.

   • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 11:

     In fact, the influence of signage in a certain area may exist anywhere on a continuum from profoundly effective to utterly trivial or completely insignificant, irrespective of the intent motivating the signs.

2. Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial.

   an irrespective judgment

   • a. 1729, John Rogers, The Scripture Doctrine of Regeneration:

     According to this doctrine, it must be resolved wholly into the absolute, irrespective will of God.

3. (obsolete) Disrespectful.
   • 1640, Robert Baillie, La densivm AUTOKATAKRISIS : the Canterburians self-conviction […] :

     His followers are become so wicked and irrespective, as to […] cast their owne misdeeds upon the broad back of the Prince.

Derived terms

• irregardless (by confusion and conflation with regardless)
• irrespective of

Translations

regardless

• Bulgarian: независим (bg) (nezavisim)
• Dutch: ongeacht (nl)
• Finnish: riippumatta (fi)
• German: ungeachtet (de), ohne Berücksichtigung, unabhängig von (de)
• Spanish: sin considerar, independiente de (es)

See also

• irregardless