Synonyms for pertinent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pur-tn-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr tn ənt |
Top 10 synonyms for pertinent Other synonyms for the word pertinent
Définition of pertinent
Origin :- late 14c., from Anglo-French purtinaunt (late 13c.), Old French partenant (mid-13c.) and directly from Latin pertinentem (nominative pertinens) "pertaining," present participle of pertinere "to relate, concern" (see pertain). Related: Pertinently.
- adj relevant, suitable
- He was quick at repartee, and his observations were gentle but pertinent.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- We quote for the sake of one line chiefly, but the whole stanza is pertinent.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- His reply was curt and pertinent: "It took long enough, young man!"
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- Gertrude's earnestness was too real to be shaken by this pertinent inquiry.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Listen, on what a pertinent thought did I come this morning.
- Extract from : « Under the Country Sky » by Grace S. Richmond
- It is a pertinent question in connection with many modern problems.
- Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton
- I asked, rather for the want of anything else to say than because this was the most pertinent question.
- Extract from : « Desk and Debit » by Oliver Optic
- In morality some pertinent and necessary questions are raised in Chap.
- Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
- There is but one pertinent comment to be made upon this opinion.
- Extract from : « The Settlement of Wage Disputes » by Herbert Feis
- But it cannot be pertinent here, for it has no important border, say you.
- Extract from : « The Tapestry Book » by Helen Churchill Candee
Antonyms for pertinent
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