relevant

Meaning

1. Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
2. (especially) Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
3. Not out of date; current.
4. (broadly, slang) Famous, popular, or noteworthy in a contemporary context.

Synonyms

pertinent

appropriate

important

apt

fit

significant

essential

germane

apposite

suitable

valid

pertaining

applicable

of current importance

relative

apropos

just

live

material

necessary

nonrelevant

opportune

pertain

pithy

prejudicial

present

proper

relate

related

related to

relational

respective

seasonable

serious

severe

shrewd

touch

up-to-the-minute

urgent

‼️

useful

vital

well-chosen

relate to

well-suited

adequate

ad rem

apply

comparative

concerned

concerning

Translations

pertinent

pertinente

relevante

relevant

pertinente

pertinente

relevante

erheblich

σχετικός

einschlägig

wichtig

relativo

pertinent

relevant

rilevante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛləvənt/

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”).