pertinence (noun)
1pertinence — pertinent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relevant; appropriate. DERIVATIVES pertinence noun pertinently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin pertinere extend to, have reference to …
2pertinence — noun Date: 1659 the quality or state of being pertinent ; relevance …
3pertinence — noun The quality of being pertinent …
4pertinence — noun relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑applicability, ↑pertinency • Ant: ↑inapplicability (for: ↑applicability) …
5pertinence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. consistency, congruity, relevance; see importance 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The fact of being related to the matter at hand: applicability, application, appositeness, bearing, concernment, germaneness, materiality …
6pertinent — adjective (often pertinent to) relevant or applicable to a particular matter. Derivatives pertinence noun pertinency noun pertinently adverb Origin ME: from OFr., or from L. pertinent , pertinere (see pertain) …
7pertinent — adjective formal directly concerned with something that is being considered: relevant: The investigator asked several highly pertinent questions. (+ to): Your remarks are not pertinent to today s discussion. pertinently adverb pertinence noun (U) …
8pertinent — UK [ˈpɜː(r)tɪnənt] / US [ˈpɜrt(ə)nənt] adjective formal relevant to something He was determined to ask Mrs McMahon a few pertinent questions. pertinent to: information pertinent to the accident investigation Derived words: pertinence noun… …
9pertinent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relevant; appropriate. DERIVATIVES pertinence noun pertinently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin pertinere extend to, have reference to …
10pertinently — pertinent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relevant; appropriate. DERIVATIVES pertinence noun pertinently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin pertinere extend to, have reference to …
