pertinency

[pur-tn-uhnt]

per·ti·nent

[pur-tn-uhnt]
adjective
pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.

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

per·ti·nence, per·ti·nen·cy, noun
per·ti·nent·ly, adverb
non·per·ti·nence, noun
non·per·ti·nen·cy, noun
non·per·ti·nent, adjective
EXPAND
non·per·ti·nent·ly, adverb
un·per·ti·nent, adjective
un·per·ti·nent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


appropriate, fitting, fit, suitable, applicable. See apt.


irrelevant.

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pertinency

noun
relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: applicability] [ant: inapplicability
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