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Aptness
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pertinence
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Word definitions for pertinence in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: applicability , pertinency ] [ant: inapplicability ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. The fitness and ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being pertinent.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from French pertenance or formed in English from pertinent + -ence .
Usage examples of pertinence.
The pertinence of this reference will also appear when attention is drawn to the fact that the tendency of the rate to criminality, hence, to moral worthlessness, is more largely hypothecated upon this than upon any other single crime.
He gave his orders, nevertheless, in a firm, seamanlike fashion, though with no great pertinence, and thus managed to establish the confidence of Mr.
His preaching was with such pertinence that the one half of His hearers went home saying, Never man spake like this man, while the other half gnashed at Him with their teeth.
And there are labors the extent of which have these thousands of years relegated the prophecy to the pertinence of epic drama.