germane[adjective]Synonyms: relevant, apposite, appropriate, apropos, connected, fitting, material, pertinent, related, to the point
or purpose
Antonyms: foreign
Contrasted words: incompatible, incongruous, inconsonant
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ger‧mane /dʒɜːˈmeɪn $ dʒɜːr-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: germanus 'having the same parents', from germen; ⇒ germ]
an idea, remark etc that is germane to something is related to it in an important and suitable way
Synonym : relevantgermane to an article which is germane to the subject being discussed [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲