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单词 pertinence
释义

pertinence

noun

per·​ti·​nence ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s How to pronounce pertinence (audio)
ˈpərt-nən(t)s
: the quality or state of being pertinent : relevance

Synonyms

  • applicability
  • bearing
  • connection
  • materiality
  • relevance
  • relevancy
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Example Sentences

job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives
Recent Examples on the Web He’ll be remembered for the high quality of his movies and for their pertinence. Brent Lang, Variety, 26 July 2022 Bears talk a good story, and their voices gain pertinence in the financial media when stock markets are falling. Jon Markman, Forbes, 11 July 2022 His stature in world history is arguably comparable too—and there is a special pertinence to his heritage. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 In selecting signature causes, business pertinence beats democracy. David Hessekiel, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Normally, the byzantine workings of academic-tenure review are of little pertinence to anyone beyond the individuals involved. Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 29 May 2021 During these episodes players are given a small range of questions to choose from and are graded at the end of the interrogation on the pertinence of their choices. Washington Post, 21 May 2021 More meetings with less institutional pertinence, more managing up. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 20 May 2021 Considerations such as possible poetry pertinence are made based on responses to an intake questionnaire emailed after booking. New York Times, 19 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

pertinence

noun

as in relevance
the fact or state of being pertinent job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • relevance
  • relevancy
  • applicability
  • significance
  • connection
  • importance
  • bearing
  • materiality
  • appropriateness
  • aptness
  • suitability
  • usefulness
  • appositeness
  • rightness
  • suitableness
  • fitness
  • fittingness
  • seemliness
  • felicitousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inapplicability
  • irrelevance
  • irrelevancy
  • unsuitability
  • inappropriateness
  • unfitness
  • insignificance
  • extraneousness
  • inaptness
  • infelicity
  • meaninglessness
  • uselessness
  • pointlessness
  • inappositeness
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