Relevant

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Relevant \Rel"e*vant\ (-vant), a. [F. relevant, p. pr. of
     relever to raise again, to relieve. See {Relieve}.]
     1. Relieving; lending aid or support. [R.] --Pownall.
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     2. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand;


        pertinent; applicable.
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              Close and relevant arguments have very little hold
              on the passions.                      --Sydney
                                                    Smith.
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     3. (Scots Law) Sufficient to support the cause.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  relevant
       adj 1: having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue;
              "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to
              learn about matters relevant to her own research"
              [ant: {irrelevant}]
       2: having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant
          testimony" [syn: {crucial}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "relevant":
     a propos, ad rem, adapted, admissible, akin, allied, allowable,
     appertaining, applicable, applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos,
     apt, associated, becoming, befitting, belonging, cognate,
     dovetailing, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, geared, germane,
     happy, important, in point, in question, involving, just right,
     likely, material, meshing, on the button, opportune, pat,
     pertaining, pertinent, proper, qualified, related, relative, right,
     seasonable, significant, sortable, suitable, suited, suiting,
     tailored, to the point, to the purpose, weighty