relevance

rel·e·vance

noun \ˈre-lə-vən(t)s\

Definition of RELEVANCE

1

a : relation to the matter at hand b : practical and especially social applicability : pertinence <giving relevance to college courses>

2

: the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies the needs of the user

Examples of RELEVANCE

1. <I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week.>

First Known Use of RELEVANCE

1733

Related to RELEVANCE

Synonyms: applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, 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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