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