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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Pertinent has 2 senses
- pertinent(s = adj.all) Array - having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point" Derived forms verb pertain2, noun pertinence1, noun pertinency1
- pertinent(s = adj.all) apposite, apt - being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" Derived forms verb pertain1, noun pertinence1, noun pertinency1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Pertinent, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See Pertain.].
- Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations or arguments; pertinent evidence. [1913 Webster]
- Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Pertinent, adj.
1 (often foll. by to) relevant to the matter in hand; apposite.
2 to the point.
1 (often foll. by to) relevant to the matter in hand; apposite.
2 to the point.
Derivative
pertinence n. pertinency n. pertinently adv.
Etymology
ME f. OF pertinent or L pertinere (as PERTAIN)
THESAURUS
Pertinent
a propos, ad rem, admissible, affinitive, appertaining, applicable, applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, associative, belonging, comparable, comparative, congenial, connective, correlative, en rapport, fitting, germane, in point, involving, linking, material, pertaining, proportionable, proportional, proportionate, referable, referring, relating, relational, relative, relevant, suitable, sympathetic, to the point, to the purposeROGET THESAURUS
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Agreement
N agreement, accord, accordance, unison, harmony, concord, concordance, concert, understanding, mutual understanding, conformity, conformance, uniformity, consonance, consentaneousness, consistency, congruity, congruence, keeping, congeniality, correspondence, parallelism, apposition, union, fitness, aptness, relevancy, pertinence, pertinencey, sortance, case in point, aptitude, coaptation, propriety, applicability, admissibility, commensurability, compatibility, cognation, adaption, adjustment, graduation, accommodation, reconciliation, reconcilement, assimilation, consent, concurrence, cooperation, right man in the right place, very thing, quite the thing, just the thing, agreeing, suiting, in accord, accordant, concordant, consonant, congruous, consentaneous, correspondent, congenial, coherent, becoming, harmonious reconcilable, conformable, in accordance with, in harmony with, in keeping with, in unison with at one with, of one mind, of a piece, consistent, compatible, proportionate, commensurate, on all fours, apt, apposite, pertinent, pat, to the point, to the purpose, happy, felicitous, germane, ad rem, in point, on point, directly on point, bearing upon, applicable, relevant, admissible, fit adapted, in loco, a propos, appropriate, seasonable, sortable, suitable, idoneous, deft, meet, at home, in one's proper element, a propos of, pertinently, rem acu tetigisti, if the shoe fits, wear it, the cap fits, auxilia humilia firma consensus facit, discers concordia.
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