pertinent C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɚtɪnənt/ UK /ˈpəːtɪnənt/ See IPA manual Freq #21603 Meanings 1 adj Directly relating to the subject being discussed; relevant. She asked several pertinent questions during the meeting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · directly relating to the... relevantaptgermane ↔ Opposites irrelevant Word family Forms pertinently Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem. *ten- Proto-Indo-European pertinent Middle English pertinēns Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pertinent **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɚtɪnənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpəːtɪnənt/ **Frequency rank:** 21603 ## Meanings 1. Directly relating to the subject being discussed; relevant. ## Examples - She asked several pertinent questions during the meeting. ## Antonyms - irrelevant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ten- - Root: pertinent - Root: pertinēns ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem. ## AI Etymology Pertinent is inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem. In present-day use, it means directly relating to the subject being discussed; relevant. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown