relevancy

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈrɛləvənsi/ UK /ˈrɛləvənsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being pertinent or connected to the matter at hand

The judge questioned the relevancy of the evidence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... relevance pertinence applicability appositenessgermanenessbearing

Opposites

irrelevanceinapplicability

Word family

Related forms relevant relevance relieve elevate

Etymology

From relevant + -cy. Relevant is from Medieval Latin relevantem, present participle of relevare ('to lift up, relieve'), from re- (intensive) + levare ('to raise'), from levis ('light').

relevare Latin levare Latin levis Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# relevancy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛləvənsi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛləvənsi/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being pertinent or connected to the matter at hand

## Examples
- The judge questioned the relevancy of the evidence.

## Synonyms
- relevance
- pertinence
- applicability
- appositeness
- germaneness
- bearing

## Antonyms
- irrelevance
- inapplicability

## Related Forms
- relevant
- relevance
- relieve
- elevate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: relevare
- Root: levare
- Root: levis

## Etymology
From relevant + -cy. Relevant is from Medieval Latin relevantem, present participle of relevare ('to lift up, relieve'), from re- (intensive) + levare ('to raise'), from levis ('light').

## AI Etymology
Relevancy comes from relevant + -cy. Relevant is from Medieval Latin relevantem, present participle of relevare ('to lift up, relieve'), from re- (intensive) + levare ('to raise'), from levis ('light'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "the quality of being pertinent or connected to the matter at hand", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin relevare, Latin levare, and Latin levis. Related words include relevant, relevance, relieve, elevate.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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