pertinency
Quality of mattering
Pertinency is the quality of being relevant or applicable to the matter at hand.
The word is a slightly more formal variant of pertinence, with identical meaning: The judge questioned the pertinency of the evidence.
Both forms describe how directly something relates to the topic under discussion.
Related to the topic
- applicableAble to be used
- relevantApplying to the topic
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
- appositeStrikingly suitable or relevant
bearing · relatedness · applicability · relevancy · connection · relativity · accordance · alignment
Suitable or proper
- suitableProper for purpose
- aptNaturally suited or inclined
- properSocially appropriate
- befittingProper for the circumstances
congruent · seemly · decorous · meet · correct · right · adequate · acceptable
State of mattering
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- consequenceResult of an action
- momentBrief period of time
- materialityState of being consequential
gravity · value · impact · salience · noteworthiness · criticality · substance · meaningfulness
Dependent on circumstances
- circumstantialBased on inference, not proof
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- contextualRelative to surrounding conditions
particular · specific · localized · contingent · applicable · relative · dependent · framework
germane
Related to the topic
- applicableAble to be used
- relevantApplying to the topic
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
apposite · bearing · relatedness · applicability · relevancy · connection · relativity · accordance · alignment · correspondence
fitting
Suitable or proper
befitting · congruent · seemly · decorous · meet · correct · right · adequate · acceptable · becoming
importance
State of mattering
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- consequenceResult of an action
- momentBrief period of time
materiality · gravity · value · impact · salience · noteworthiness · criticality · substance · meaningfulness · consideration
situational
Dependent on circumstances
- circumstantialBased on inference, not proof
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
contextual · particular · specific · localized · contingent · applicable · relative · dependent · framework · setting
pertinencyirrelevance
Lack of pertinence
irrelevancy · inapplicability · immateriality · extraneousness · tangentiality
pertinencyinappropriateness
Lack of suitability
inaptness · unsuitability · unfitness · incongruity · impropriety
pertinencyinsignificance
Lack of consequence or weight
inconsequence · triviality · unimportance · immateriality · pointlessness
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