'Pertinence' definitions:
Definition of 'pertinence'
(from WordNet)
noun
Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: applicability, pertinence, pertinency] [ant: inapplicability]
Definition of 'Pertinence'
From: GCIDE
- Pertinence \Per"ti*nence\, Pertinency \Per"ti*nen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. pertinence. See Pertinent.] The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; relevancy; suitableness. [1913 Webster]
- The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pertinence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affective meaning,
- applicability,
- application,
- appositeness,
- bearing,
- coloring,
- concern,
- concernment,
- connection,
- connotation,
- consequence,
- denotation,
- drift,
- effect,
- essence,
- extension,
- force,
- germaneness,
- gist,
- grammatical meaning,
- idea,
- impact,
- implication,
- import,
- intension,
- interest,
- lexical meaning,
- literal meaning,
- materiality,
- meaning,
- overtone,
- pith,
- point,
- practical consequence,
- purport,
- range of meaning,
- real meaning,
- reference,
- referent,
- regard,
- relatedness,
- relation,
- relevance,
- respect,
- scope,
- semantic cluster,
- semantic field,
- sense,
- significance,
- signification,
- significatum,
- signifie,
- span of meaning,
- spirit,
- structural meaning,
- substance,
- sum,
- sum and substance,
- symbolic meaning,
- tenor,
- totality of associations,
- transferred meaning,
- unadorned meaning,
- undertone,
- value