English Explanatory Dictionary

relevant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
  2. Directly related, connected, or pertinent, with important ramifications or implications.
  3. Not out of date; current.
  4. Famous, popular, or noteworthy in a contemporary context.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛləvənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-relevant.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-relevant.wav

Word forms

relevant more relevant most relevant

Etymology

From Scots relevant meaning "legally pertinent," used in Scottish legal circles starting in the early 1500s, and first used in English in the 1700s. Borrowed from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).

Synonyms

germane in point pertinent salient applicable current prevailing prevalent rife up-to-date

Antonyms

irrelevant

Related words

relevance relevancy relief relieve reliever

Derived words

biorelevant immunorelevant nonrelevant omnirelevant relevantly safety-relevant unrelevant
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