pertinence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pertinence.

Noun

pertinence (countable and uncountable, plural pertinences)

The quality of being pertinent.

Related terms

Translations

the quality of being pertinent

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: уместност (bg) f (umestnost)
Dutch: relevantie (nl) f
French: pertinence (fr) f
German: Maßgeblichkeit f, Erheblichkeit (de) f, Bedeutsamkeit (de) f, Wichtigkeit (de) f, Relevanz (de) f
Greek: συνάφεια (el) f (synáfeia)
Irish: ábharthacht f
Italian: pertinenza (it) f
Portuguese: pertinência (pt) f
Russian: уместность (ru) f (umestnostʹ)
Spanish: pertinencia (es) f
Welsh: please add this translation if you can

See also

pertinency

Anagrams

penitencer

French

Etymology

From pertinent with the suffix -ence. Cf. also Late Latin pertinentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s/
Audio (France) (file)
Homophone: pertinences

Noun

pertinence f (plural pertinences)

pertinence; relevance

Further reading

“pertinence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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