relevant
Adjective
- Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.
- having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
- "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"
Adj
- Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- Directly related, connected, or pertinent, with important ramifications or implications.
- Not out of date; current.
- Famous, popular, or noteworthy in a contemporary context.
Examples
- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
- His strategic use of a hook letter was RELEVANT to scoring big points.
Origin / Etymology
From the Scots dialect of English meaning "legally pertinent," used in Scots legal circles starting in the early 1500s. Borrowed from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).
Synonyms
applicable, current, germane, in point, pertinent, prevailing, prevalent, rife, salient, up-to-date
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
relevant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrelevant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
relevant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary