germane
UK/dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn//d͡ʒɝˈmeɪn/
germane adjective: related to a topic of discussion or consideration.
Adjective
germane (comparative more germane, superlative most germane)
- Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.
- Yet this much is germane to the present inquiry:1924, W. D. Ross., translator, Aristotle, Metaphysics. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, Book 1, Part 5.
- Connors was addicted to this racquet and kept using it even after Wilson stopped making it, forfeiting millions in potential endorsement money by doing so. Connors was eccentric (and kind of repulsive) in lots of other ways, too, none of which are germane to this article.1997, David Foster Wallace, “Tennis Player Michael Joyce’s Professional Artistry as a Paradigm of Certain Stuff About Choice, Freedom, Limitation, Joy, Grotesquerie, and Human Completeness”, in A...
- Synonyms:
- pertinent, relevant, apt, on-topic, applicable, apposite, ad rem, well-placed, felicitous, in point
Noun
germane (countable and uncountable, plural germanes)
- germanium tetrahydride, GeH₄
- Any organic derivative of this compound.
germane meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
germane in Hindi
- related to the topic being discussed
- उपयुक्त upyukt, संबंधित sambandhit
germane in Bengali
- প্রাসঙ্গিক, সার্থক, বিষয়ের সাথে সংগতিপূর্ণ
germane in Malayalam
- പൊരുത്തമുള്ള, അടുത്തു ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട, സന്ദർഭോചിതമായ
germane in Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕ, ಹೊಂದುಗೆಯ
More languagesFewer languages
- germane in Persian
- مربوط marbut
Synonyms of germane
8 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of germane
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more germane |
| superlative | most germane |
| alternative form (obsolete) | germain |
| alternative form (obsolete) | germaine |
| Noun | |
| plural | germanes |
Origin of germane
A variant form of german (“having the same parents; related”), adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet (see quotations at germaine).
From germ(anium) + -ane.
Words formed from germane
Words that rhyme with germane
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about germane
- What does germane mean?
- Germane means related to a topic of discussion or consideration.
- What is germane in Hindi?
- Germane in Hindi is उपयुक्त (upyukt), संबंधित (sambandhit). See Germane meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is germane?
- Germane can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce germane?
- Germane is pronounced /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/ (UK).
Words near germane in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: germane (page history and authors); Germane (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); germane (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); germane (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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