pertinent

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɚtɪnənt/ UK /ˈpəːtɪnənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #21603

Meanings

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adj
Directly relating to the subject being discussed; relevant.

She asked several pertinent questions during the meeting.

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Synonyms

1 adj · directly relating to the... relevant apt germane

Opposites

irrelevant

Word family

Forms pertinently

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem.

*ten- Proto-Indo-European pertinent Middle English pertinēns Latin

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