pertinence

per·ti·nence

noun \ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s, ˈpərt-nən(t)s\

Definition of PERTINENCE

: the quality or state of being pertinent : relevance

Examples of PERTINENCE

1. <job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives>

First Known Use of PERTINENCE

1659

Related to PERTINENCE

Synonyms: applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, relevance, relevancy

Antonyms: extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy

Related Words: appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, fitness, fittingness, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness; importance, significance; usefulness

Near Antonyms: inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unsuitability; insignificance; meaninglessness, pointlessness, uselessness

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