apposite C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈæpəzɪt/ UK /ˈæpəzɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj strikingly appropriate or pertinent Her comment was apposite and beautifully timed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · strikingly appropriate or... aptpertinentrelevantfittingsuitableappropriategermaneapplicable ↔ Opposites inappositeirrelevantinaptunsuitable Word family Forms appositelyappositeness Derived forms appositelyappositeness Related forms appositionappositivepositionapropos Etymology AI details From Latin appositus, past participle of apponere ('to place near, apply'), from ad- ('to') and ponere ('to put, place'). appositus Latin ponere Latin *po-s(i)nere Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # apposite **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæpəzɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæpəzɪt/ ## Meanings 1. strikingly appropriate or pertinent ## Examples - Her comment was apposite and beautifully timed. ## Synonyms - apt - pertinent - relevant - fitting - suitable - appropriate - germane - applicable ## Antonyms - inapposite - irrelevant - inapt - unsuitable ## Derived Forms - appositely - appositeness ## Related Forms - apposition - appositive - position - apropos ## Roots and Affixes - Root: appositus - Root: ponere - Root: *po-s(i)nere ## Etymology From Latin appositus, past participle of apponere ('to place near, apply'), from ad- ('to') and ponere ('to put, place'). ## AI Etymology Apposite is from Latin appositus, past participle of apponere ('to place near, apply'), from ad- ('to') and ponere ('to put, place'). In present-day use, it means strikingly appropriate or pertinent. Derived formations include appositely and appositeness. Related vocabulary includes apposition, appositive, position, and apropos. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown