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pertinent

/ˈpəːtɪnənt/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Relevant or important; significant.

  • adjective

    Being in a position to be of use or help.

Pronunciation




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Rhymes
Words rhyming with pertinent
urn , churn , urned,urned,urning,urned,urned,urning , turning , learning , burning , earning , yearning , spurning , churning,urning , urned , turning , burning , learning , yearning
Homonyms
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  1. Pertain (English) : To belong to, concern, or apply to.

  2. Pertinent (English) : Relevant or important.

  3. Pertinax (Latin) : A Roman emperor in the third century AD.

Homophones
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  1. Pertain () :

  2. Pertinent () :

  3. Pertinax () :

Variants
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pertinent , pertinently
Forms
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pertinently, more pertinent, least pertinent

Etymology
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From the Latin pertinere, 'to belong', from past participle of pertinere, 'to concern, apply, belong'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'pertinent' was first used in English in the 15th century.

  2. The word 'pertinent' is derived from the Latin word 'pertinere,' which means 'to belong' or 'to concern'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Significance: The quality or state of being significant or important.

  2. Importance: The state of having worth or value.

  3. Relevance: The state of being connected or applicable to a particular situation or subject.

Quotes
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  1. But as my moment of fame ticks by, a more "pertinent" issue persists: What hath CNN wrought in the worlds of communications, of diplomacy, of politics?

    - Peter Arnett,{it}Washington Post{/it},25-31 Mar. 1991

  2. At the dawn of the common-law court system, jurors took their places as residents of the neighborhood where the "pertinent" events had occurred, who were assumed to possess special knowledge of the facts and, more important, of every witness's credibility.

    - Hiller B. Zobel,{it}American Heritage{/it},July/August 1995

  3. A more "pertinent" question than "What am I?" is "How can I be who I am and still hack it in America?"

    - C. Eric Lincoln,{it}Lure and Loathing{/it},1993

  4. No recurrent symbolism in the {it}Odyssey{/it} is more "pertinent" than the long and deliberate stripping its hero undergoes: of his ships, of his men, of his hopes, of his clothes, even of his very skin on the cliffs of Corfu.

    - John Fowles,{it}Island{/it},1978
Culture
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The word 'pertinent' has been used extensively in literature and art to convey significance and relevance. For instance, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Polonius advises his son Laertes to 'take heed what you say' and 'grace every word with a good meaning.' This implies that speaking pertinently is essential in various aspects of life.

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