Definition of APPOSITE

apposite

Plural: apposites

Adjective Satellite

  • being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
    • "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"

Adj

  • Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
  • Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
  • Related, homologous.

Noun

  • That which is apposite; something suitable.

Adjective

  • Apt or suitable in the circumstances or in relation to something.

Examples

  • His choice of the word ’WINNING’ was quite apposite for his final move.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”). See apposition.

Synonyms

apt, pertinent, affiliated, allied, applicable, apposite, apt#Adjective, associated, comparative, connected, felicitous, germane, important, in point, material, on point, on-topic, related, relative, relevant, salient, to the point

Scrabble Score: 12

apposite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
apposite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apposite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

apposite: valid Words With Friends Word