One entry found for pertinence.
Entry Word: pertinence
Function: noun
Text: the fact or state of being pertinent <job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives> Synonyms applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, relevance, relevancy Related Words appropriateness, aptness, fitness, suitability; importance, significance; usefulness Near Antonyms inappropriateness, inaptness, unfitness, unsuitability; insignificance, unimportance; pointlessness, uselessness Antonyms extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance