pertinent[adjective]Synonyms: relevant, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, fit, fitting, germane, material, proper, to the point
Antonyms: impertinent
Related Words: pertaining [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
per‧ti‧nent /ˈpɜːtənənt, ˈpɜːtɪnənt $ ˈpɜːr-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin, present participle of pertinere; ⇒ pertain]
directly relating to something that is being considered
Synonym : relevant:
He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.pertinent to The last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion.—pertinently adverb—pertinence noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲