bearing

1 the fact or state of being pertinent these new facts have some bearing on the case Synonyms of bearing applicability, pertinence, connection, materiality, relevance, relevancyWords Related to bearing appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, fitness, fittingness, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness; importance, significance; usefulnessNear Antonyms of bearing inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unsuitability; insignificance; meaninglessness, pointlessness, uselessnessAntonyms of bearing extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy

2 the fact or state of having something in common I don't see any bearing between the quality of this bottle of wine and its rather exorbitant price Synonyms of bearing affinity, association, connection, kinship, liaison, linkage, relation, relationshipWords Related to bearing correlation, interrelation; materiality, pertinence, relevance; bond, link, tie; affiliation, alliance, union; identicalness, sameness; alikeness, community, likeness, resemblance, similarity; accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondenceNear Antonyms of bearing variability, variance; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

3 the way or manner in which one conducts oneself always retained his military bearing, even after he entered politics Synonyms of bearing actions, address, behavior, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment, geste (also gest) [archaic]Words Related to bearing etiquette, form, manners, mores, proprieties; p's and q's; amenity, civility, courtesy, decorum, politeness; air, attitude, carriage, poise, pose, posture, presence; aspect, look, mien; formality, protocol, rules; custom, habit, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), trick, wont; convention, fashion, form, mode, style; affectation, attribute, characteristic, mark, trait; distinctiveness, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, strangeness, uniqueness, weirdness