'Germane' definitions:
Definition of 'germane'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relevant and appropriate; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
Definition of 'Germane'
From: GCIDE
- Germane \Ger*mane"\, a. [See German akin, nearly related.] Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or fitting; relevant. [1913 Webster]
- The phrase would be more germane to the matter. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- [An amendment] must be germane. --Barclay (Digest). [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'germane'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a propos,
- ad rem,
- admissible,
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- appertaining,
- applicable,
- applying,
- apposite,
- appropriate,
- apropos,
- avuncular,
- belonging,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- german,
- in point,
- involving,
- kindred,
- material,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- pertaining,
- pertinent,
- related,
- relevant,
- sib,
- sibling,
- to the point,
- to the purpose,
- uterine
Words containing 'Germane'
- German,
- Germanic,
- Germanism,
- Germanization,
- Germanize,
- Germanized,
- Germanizing,
- Germans,
- germaneness,
- Brother german,
- Cousins german,
- German Baptists,
- German Valley,
- German bit,
- German brass,
- German carp,
- German cockroach,
- German gromwell,
- German ivy,
- German measles,
- German millet,
- German paste,
- German process,
- German prune,
- German sarsaparilla,
- German sausage,
- German shepherd,
- German silver,
- German steel,
- German text,
- German tinder,
- German umber,
- German wheat,
- High German,
- Low German,
- east german,
- east germanic,
- german american,
- german bee,
- german capital,
- german chamomile,
- german iris,
- german language,
- german lesson,
- german luftwaffe,
- german mark,
- german nazi,
- german pancake,
- german rampion,
- german tamarisk,
- germanic language,
- king of the germans,
- louis the german,
- north germanic,
- west germanic,
- Cousin-german,
- German Valley, IL,
- German-speaking,
- Indo-Germanic,
- brother-german,
- cousins-german,
- east germanic language,
- german democratic republic,
- german monetary unit,
- german police dog,
- german shepherd dog,
- german-american,
- middle high german,
- middle low german,
- north germanic language,
- old high german,
- sibling-german,
- west germanic language,
- german short-haired pointer,
- national socialist german workers' party