"matterless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English materles, equivalent to matter + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|materles}} Middle English materles, {{suf|en|matter|less}} matter + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} matterless (not comparable)
  1. Without matter, void of matter Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-matterless-en-adj-qzhNppXE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. unimportant, irrelevant. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-matterless-en-adj-GkJhE6kI
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          "text": "It's propped against a jug, but all that is matterless now.",
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