Entry Word: pertinence

Function: noun

Meaning: the fact or state of being pertinent <job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives>

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

Related Words appropriateness, aptness, fitness, suitability; importance, significance; usefulness

Near Antonyms inappropriateness, inaptness, unfitness, unsuitability; insignificance, unimportance; pointlessness, uselessness

Antonyms extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance