pertinent

[ pur-tn-uhnt ]

/ ˈpɜr tn ənt /

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adjective

pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.

Words nearby pertinent

perthes disease, perthite, perthshire, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinent, perturb, perturbation, perturbation theory, perturbative, pertussis

Origin of pertinent

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pertinent- (stem of pertinēns), present participle of pertinēre to pertain; see -ent

SYNONYMS FOR pertinent

appropriate, fitting, fit, suitable, applicable.

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ANTONYMS FOR pertinent

irrelevant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pertinent

per·ti·nence, per·ti·nen·cy, nounper·ti·nent·ly, adverbnon·per·ti·nence, nounnon·per·ti·nen·cy, noun

non·per·ti·nent, adjectivenon·per·ti·nent·ly, adverbun·per·ti·nent, adjectiveun·per·ti·nent·ly, adverb

synonym study for pertinent

See apt.

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Example sentences from the Web for pertinence

There is integrity to design, consistence and pertinence, and there are aesthetic qualities.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
I shall attempt only a brief mention of those excerpts, to show their pertinence.
Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6)|Cassius Dio
The reader of his articles, political or social, cannot fail to be struck with the pertinence of his quotations and illustrations.
Hugh Miller|William Keith Leask
But there was pertinence in the young woman's question; where was he going, indeed?
Idolatry|Julian Hawthorne

The last part is a psychological blunder, has no pertinence to the question, and is not what Hamilton was groping for.
Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation|Jesse H. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for pertinence

pertinent

/ (ˈpɜːtɪnənt) /

adjective

relating to the matter at hand; relevant

Derived forms of pertinent

pertinence, nounpertinently, adverb

Word Origin for pertinent

C14: from Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to pertain

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