Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
relevant — rel·e·vant / re lə vənt/ adj 1: tending logically to prove or disprove a fact of consequence or to make the fact more or less probable and thereby aiding the trier of fact in making a decision determined that the evidence was relevant; also:… … Law dictionary
germane — , relevant, material Germane and relevant are synonymous. Both indicate a pertinence to the matter under discussion. Material has the additional connotation of being necessary. A material point is one without which an argument would be… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
germane — *relevant, pertinent, material, apposite, applicable, apropos Analogous words: appropriate, fitting, apt, happy, felicitous (see FIT): akin, analogous, comparable, parallel (see LIKE): *related, allied, cognate, kindred Antonyms: foreign… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
relevant — relevant, germane, material, pertinent, apposite, applicable, apropos are comparable when they mean having a relation to or a bearing upon the matter in hand or the present circumstances. Something relevant has a traceable connection, especially… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
material# — material adj 1 Material, physical, corporeal, phenomenal, sensible, objective are comparable when they mean belonging to or having a relation to things that belong to the world of actuality or of things apparent to the senses. Material applies to … New Dictionary of Synonyms
germane — [adj] appropriate ad rem, akin, allied, applicable, applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, cognate, connected, fitting, kindred, kosher*, legit*, material, on target*, on the button*, on the nose*, pertinent, proper, related, relating … New thesaurus
material — [adj1] bodily, tangible actual, animal, appreciable, carnal, concrete, corporeal, earthly, fleshly, incarnate, nonspiritual, objective, palpable, perceptible, phenomenal, physical, real, sensible, sensual, substantial, true, worldly; concept 485… … New thesaurus
relevant — [adj] appropriate; to the purpose accordant, admissible, ad rem, allowable, applicable, applicatory, apposite, appurtenant, apt, becoming, cognate, compatible, concerning, conformant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant,… … New thesaurus
relevant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pertinent, fitting, apposite, applicable, apropos, germane, appropriate. See relation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pertinent, applicable, Germane, apropos, suitable, appropriate, apposite, fit,… … English dictionary for students
relevant — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin relevant , relevans, from Latin, present participle of relevare to raise up more at relieve Date: 1560 1. a. having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand b. affording evidence tending to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
