4 definitions
for Pertinent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pertinent \Per"ti*nent\, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of
pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See Pertain.]
1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit
or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed;
apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations
or arguments; pertinent evidence.
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2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.]
"Pertinent unto faith." --Hooker.
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Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
[1913 Webster] -- Per"ti*nent*ly, adv. --
Per"ti*nent*ness, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
pertinent
adj 1: having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand;
"a list of articles pertinent to the discussion";
"remarks that were to the point" [syn: to the
point(p)]
2: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the
successful copywriter is a master of apposite and
evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: apposite,
appropriate, apt]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "pertinent":
a propos, ad rem, admissible, affinitive, appertaining, applicable,
applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, associative,
belonging, comparable, comparative, congenial, connective,
correlative, en rapport, fitting, germane, in point, involving,
linking, material, pertaining, proportionable, proportional,
proportionate, referable, referring, relating, relational,
relative, relevant, suitable, sympathetic, to the point,
to the purpose
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the
party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency
are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that
which belongs. Willes, 319.
