relevant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Scots relevant meaning "legally pertinent," used in Scottish legal circles starting in the early 1500s, and first used in English in the 1700s. Borrowed from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).
Meanings
- Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
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(especially) Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic. ▸ Directly related, connected, or pertinent, with important ramifications or implications.
His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
Although autistic women with AN have cited concerns with weight/shape as less relevant in the development of their ED (Kinnaird, Norton, Stewart, et al., 2019), these could still have been a contributing factor.
2025 February 14, Heather Westwood, Will Mandy, Rebecca Brewer, “The Relationship Between Interoception, Alexithymia, Autistic Traits and Eating Pathology in Autistic Adults”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI:
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Not out of date; current.
Motorola was quickly losing the cell-phone battle to Nokia for a time. When they launched the RAZR phone and combined it with their "Hello Moto" campaign, it made the brand relevant again.
2008, Scott Cooper, Fritz Grutzner, Birk Cooper, Tips and Traps for Marketing Your Business, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 39:The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year.
1973 December 20, “Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope”, in The Aberdeen Times:
- (broadly, slang) Famous, popular, or noteworthy in a contemporary context.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more relevant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most relevant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
immunorelevant · nonrelevant · relevantly · unrelevant · omnirelevant · safety-relevant · biorelevant
Relateds
relieve · reliever · relevance · relevancy · relief
Synonyms
prevailing (not out of date) · rife (not out of date) · prevalent (not out of date) · applicable (directly related to a topic) · current (not out of date) · germane · pertinent · up-to-date (not out of date) · in point · salient
Translations (79)
ko 관련되다 (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi merkityksellinen (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ru релева́нтный (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · hu aktuális (not out of date) · it rilevante (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ru относя́щийся к де́лу (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ga ábhartha (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · mk у́месен (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pl stosowny (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ru уме́стный (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · hu időszerű (not out of date) · nl relevant (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ro pertinent (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · hu lényeges (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi oleellinen (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · no relevant (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ar مُتَّصِل (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · mk актуе́лен (not out of date) · id bersangkut (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pl związany (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · es encajar (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · hu idevágó (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · is viðeigandi (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pl istotny (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ar مُتَعَلِّق (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pl relatywny (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · hi सुसंगत (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · id relevan (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · mk целосоо́бразен (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pl aktualny (not out of date) · tr ilgili (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · be адпаве́дны (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · cmn 相關 /相关 (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · de relevant (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · tr ilişkili (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ca pertinent (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi olennainen (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ru актуа́льный (not out of date) · ru име́ющий отноше́ние (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pt pertinente (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · cy perthnasol (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · cs relevantní (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · mk по́врзан (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi tähdellinen (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ky орчундуу (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pl odpowiedni (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · uk відпові́дний (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · hi प्रासंगिक (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi liittyvä (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · eo grava (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · pt relevante (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · mi hāngai (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · eo aktuala (not out of date) · es pertinente (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · id bersangkutan (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi asiaankuuluva (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · es hacer al caso (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · es venir al propósito (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi asianmukainen (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · hu releváns (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fr pertinent (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · et seotud (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ca rellevant (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · tr alakalı (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · it prevalente (not out of date) · mk соо́дветен (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ja 適切 (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · es venir al caso (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ro relevant (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · eo rilata (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · fi relevantti (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · et asjakohane (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · cmn 有關 /有关 (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · bg уместен (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · sv relevant (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ru соотве́тствующий (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · ja 関連した (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · gl relevante (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) · es relevante (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic)