Pertinence

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The character of being pertinent or to the point; strict relevancy or suitableness; appositeness.
  • noun. Relevant or apposite utterance.
  • noun. Synonyms Relevancy, appropriateness, applicability propriety.
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  • noun. The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; relevancy; suitableness.
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  • noun. The quality of being pertinent.
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  • noun. relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
    • Word Usage
    "But its main pertinence to this discussion is the demand the lover puts on the maiden for her to give up everything of her privileged life to follow him in his outlaw life as he goes into hiding."
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    relevance  relevancy  
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    germaneness  
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    affective meaning  applicability  application  appositeness  appositeness  
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