pertinent
[pur-tn-uh nt]
- pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
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Origin of pertinent
Synonyms
See more synonyms for pertinent on Thesaurus.comappropriate, fitting, fit, suitable, applicable.
Synonym study
See apt.
Antonyms
irrelevant.
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Examples from the Web for pertinence
Historical Examples
This remark has no pertinence or meaning in Rosaline's mouth.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
Such directions have no pertinence, if addressed to human chattels.
The Slavery QuestionJohn Lawrence
But there was pertinence in the young woman's question; where was he going, indeed?
IdolatryJulian Hawthorne
So soon as such proposals had become law, it was asked with some pertinence: where were these huge wheels to come from?
Carriages & CoachesRalph Straus
Although he mentions a publisher's catalogue (which he has not seen), he seems doubtful about its pertinence to the task.
A History of Bibliographies of BibliographiesArcher Taylor
pertinent
- relating to the matter at hand; relevant
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to pertain
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Word Origin and History for pertinence
pertinent
adj.
late 14c., from Anglo-French purtinaunt (late 13c.), Old French partenant (mid-13c.) and directly from Latin pertinentem (nominative pertinens) "pertaining," present participle of pertinere "to relate, concern" (see pertain). Related: Pertinently.
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