pertinence
noun
the fact or quality of being directly and significantly related to the matter at hand; relevance.
pertinency
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a variation of
pertinence.
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a word derived from
pertinent.
pertinentadjectivepertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant.
Example Sentences
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It would result in revealing “the identities of all of Plaintiff’s clients, contractors and vendors, most of whom have zero relevance or pertinency to HSPCI’s ‘Russia investigation.’”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2017
The song's lack of variety was balanced by its peculiar pertinency; the President had left Rapid City the night before, suffering from indigestion but had now recovered.
From Time Magazine Archive
The criteria for talk should be appropriateness and pertinency.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was scanning his memory for old impressions and also, in his mild surprise over the pertinency of reviving them, wondering whether he had better pass them on.
From Old Crow by Brown, Alice
"Let us hope that we shall all on us be brought to a better state of mind," concluded Grandma Keeler, with solemn pertinency.
From Cape Cod Folks by Greene, Sarah P. McLean
