apposite
/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/US/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/
apposite adjective: strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
Adjective
apposite (comparative more apposite, superlative most apposite)
- Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
- Medical Topography would be the most apposite title, since it comprehends the principal objects of investigation; ….c. 1833–1856, Andrew Carrick, John Addington Symonds (editors), Medical Topography of Bristol, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association/Volume 2/3
- Flora, however, received the remark as if it had been of a most apposite and agreeable nature; approvingly observing aloud that Mr. F's Aunt had a great deal of spirit.1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “Machinery in Motion”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC, 1st book (Poverty), page 197
- Synonyms:
- apt, to the point, applicable, ad rem, well-placed, felicitous, germane, in point, material, on point
- Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- In other words, they are used to name, rather than to describe. They are apposite nouns and not adjectives.1971, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 34, University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, page 262
- Related, homologous.
- If the shift in theatrical setting and the shift in dramaturgy are at all related, they are apposite developments, independent yet homologous signs of a changing political and cultural climate.2000, David Skeele, “"All That Monarchs Do": The Obscured Stages of Authority in Pericles”, in Pericles: Critical Essays
- Synonyms:
- affiliated, allied, associated, comparative, connected, important, related, relative
Noun
apposite (plural apposites)
- That which is apposite; something suitable.
- Hugh gave the boy apples or other small apposites[…], but the child was too interested in the bishop to notice the gifts.1901, Charles L. Marson, Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln
apposite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
apposite in Hindi
- appropriate, relevant, well-suited
- ठीक ṭhīk, अच्छा acchā
apposite in Tamil
- பொருத்தமான, மிகத் தகுந்த, ஏற்ற, ஒன்றோடொன்று பொருந்தும்
apposite in Urdu
- اہل, لائق, موافق, مناسب
apposite in Bengali
- উপযুক্ত, প্রাসঙ্গিক
More languagesFewer languages
- apposite in Malayalam
- സമുചിതമായ, ഉചിതമായ, അനുയോജ്യമായ, ചേർന്ന
- apposite in Kannada
- ಯುಕ್ತವಾದ, ಉಚಿತವಾದ, ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ, ತಕ್ಕ
- apposite in Sanskrit
- संगत saṃgata
- apposite in Persian
- درخور darxor
Examples of apposite in a sentence
- Rough-neck is a capital word; it is more apposite and savory than the English navvy, and it is over-whelmingly more American.[1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 15, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC:
- The timing was apposite: as the prime minister pointed out, many of the most active volunteers are Christians.2014 January 4, Danny Kruger, “The big society is not about picking litter: it is meant to be a challenge”, in The Guardian:
- The neo-Victorian craze is very apposite.2023 October 11, Jonathan Jones, “Frieze London art fair review – a graveyard of creativity for tasteless one percenters”, in The Guardian...
Synonyms of apposite
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Forms of apposite
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more apposite |
| superlative | most apposite |
| Noun | |
| plural | apposites |
Origin of apposite
From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”). See apposition.
Words formed from apposite
Questions about apposite
- What does apposite mean?
- Apposite means strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
- What is apposite in Hindi?
- Apposite in Hindi is ठीक (ṭhīk), अच्छा (acchā). See Apposite meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use apposite in a sentence?
- Rough-neck is a capital word; it is more apposite and savory than the English navvy, and it is over-whelmingly more American.
- What part of speech is apposite?
- Apposite can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce apposite?
- Apposite is pronounced /ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ (UK).
Words near apposite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: apposite (page history and authors); apposite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apposite (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apposite (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apposite (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); apposite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); संगत (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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