relevance

relevance

noun

Definition of RELEVANCE

the fact or state of being pertinent <I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week>

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

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

Antonyms extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy