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relevant

/ˈɹɛləvənt/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Relating to or concerned with matters that are important, relevant, or applicable.

    - "The information provided in the meeting was relevant to the project."
    - "The test questions were relevant to the material covered in the class."
  • adjective

    Having a bearing on or connection with a particular topic or subject.

    - "The article discussed the relevance of technology in education."
    - "The research findings had relevance to the scientific community."
Antonyms

irrelevant
Synonyms

applicable , germane , in point , pertinent , salient , current , prevailing , prevalent , rife , up-to-date
Rhymes
Words rhyming with relevant
relevant,avelant,delavan,helevant,levant,relevante,relevante,savelant
Variants
List of all variants of relevant that leads to same result
relevant , relevantly
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French relevan, from relevier 'raise, lift up' + -ant.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'relevant' has 11 letters.

  2. The word 'relevant' appears in the title of the classic novel 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley.

Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

  1. significance: The importance or relevance of something, often in relation to a particular context or situation.

  2. context: The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.

Quotes
Quotes by authors and personalities

  1. Mendelian genetics is no more "relevant" to understanding heredity in the real world than Euclidean geometry is to understanding the shape of an oak tree.

    - Matt Ridley,{it}Genome{/it},1999

  2. … the sport [men's tennis] is so invisible to the American fan that it's in danger of becoming as "relevant" as—gasp—soccer

    - Mike Freeman,{it}NewYork Times{/it},1 Sept. 2002

  3. But it is much less "relevant" when the question becomes, as it should, "What, then, must we do with and for the one third or so of black America that seems to be permanently alienated from the structures of opportunity in this society?"

    - Glenn C. Loury,{it}Atlantic{/it},November 1997

  4. The smallest distance that is "relevant" to measurement today is something like 10-17 centimeters, which is how far a thing called the Z0 (see zero) can travel before it departs our world.

    - Leon Lederman et al.,{it}The God Particle{/it},1993
Culture
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In literature, 'relevant' is often used to describe the connection between a text and its context or audience. In art, it can refer to the significance or applicability of a work to a particular time or movement.

How to Memorize "relevant"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a scale with important matters on one side and irrelevant matters on the other. The word 'relevant' sits on the important side.
    - Visualize a connector or link between related topics or ideas.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'relevant' with 'important' or 'significant'.
    - Create mental connections between the word and situations where it is used.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym R-E-L-E-V-A-N-T to remember the meaning: 'Relating, Essential, Linked, Valuable, Applicable, Necessary, Timely'.
    - Create a sentence using the word 'relevant' in context to help remember its definition.

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