pertinent
UK/ˈpəːtɪnənt//ˈpɚtɪnənt/
pertinent noun: a right that attaches to land, in Scots law.
Noun
pertinent (plural pertinents)
Adjective
pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)
- Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii
- Synonyms:
- applicable, apposite, apt, ad rem, well-placed, felicitous, germane, in point, material, on point
- Antonyms:
- nonpertinent
pertinent meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
pertinent in Urdu
- متعلق
pertinent in Bengali
- প্রাসঙ্গিক, যথাযথ
pertinent in Malayalam
- സംബന്ധപ്പെട്ട, തക്ക, യുക്തമായ
pertinent in Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕ, ಬೇಕಾದ, ಸೇರಿದ, ಸಂಗತವಾದ, ಸಮಂಜಸ, ಯುಕ್ತ
Examples of pertinent in a sentence
- We will stipulate to our receipt of all pertinent discovery documents.
- In this context, the Hebrew tau or tav is more pertinent.
- Now, you HAVE been given all the pertinent data about the murder.
Synonyms of pertinent
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Forms of pertinent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pertinents |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more pertinent |
| superlative | most pertinent |
Origin of pertinent
Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem.
Words formed from pertinent
Questions about pertinent
- What does pertinent mean?
- Pertinent means a right that attaches to land, in Scots law.
- What is pertinent in Urdu?
- Pertinent in Urdu is متعلق. See Pertinent meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is pertinent?
- Pertinent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pertinent?
- Pertinent is pronounced /ˈpəːtɪnənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pertinent?
- The plural of pertinent is pertinents.
Words near pertinent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pertinent (page history and authors); pertinent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Pertinent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pertinent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pertinent (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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