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]

English

Etymology

16th Century, from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevare, from re + lentare

Adjective

1. Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

   His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.

Synonyms

• applicable
• significant

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Translations

German

Adjective

1. relevant

Synonyms

• bedeutend, maßgeblich

Antonyms

• irrelevant, unbedeutend, unmaßgeblich

Swedish

Adjective

relevant

1. relevant

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Related terms

• relevans

Relevant may refer to:

• Significant, Related or Appropriate
• The philosophical concept of relevance
• Relevant operator, a concept in physics, see renormalization group
• Relevance (law), a legal concept in the law of evidence
• Relevant, Ain, a commune of the Ain département in France
• Relevant Magazine, an American publication
• Relevant (horse), a famous Oldenburg horse in the sport of Dressage

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