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Antonyms for germane

Grammar : Adj
Spell : jer-meyn
Phonetic Transcription : dʒərˈmeɪn

Definition of germane

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "having the same parents," derived from german (adj.); cf. human/humane, urban/urbane. Main modern sense of "closely connected, relevant" (c.1600) derives from use in "Hamlet" Act V, Scene ii: "The phrase would bee more Germaine to the matter: If we could carry Cannon by our sides," which is a figurative use of the word in the now-obsolete sense of "closely related, akin" (late 15c.) in reference to things, not persons.
  • adj appropriate
Example sentences :
  • We shall borrow some hints from it, germane to our present theme.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • Some were germane to the matter in hand and some seemed to strike wide of all mark.
  • Extract from : « That Affair Next Door » by Anna Katharine Green
  • To do so would be to treat the creatures by a law not germane to their nature.
  • Extract from : « The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election » by Robert Wallace
  • But the address is consecutive and germane to the occasion throughout.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
  • And you will—you won't say things—I mean things not germane to the subject?
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of a Modest Man » by Robert W. Chambers
  • I have introduced this point here because it is most fair and most germane.
  • Extract from : « Our Railroads To-Morrow » by Edward Hungerford
  • No paltry little anecdote or incident, germane or not, is too contemptible for him.
  • Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee
  • "This woman has been sent to keep house for Maildun," said Germane.
  • Extract from : « Old Celtic Romances » by Unknown
  • "This woman has certainly been sent to keep house for Maildun," said Germane.
  • Extract from : « Old Celtic Romances » by Unknown
  • My experiences of this city are not, however, germane to this narrative.
  • Extract from : « I Walked in Arden » by Jack Crawford

Synonyms for germane

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