relevant
/ˈɹɛləvənt/
adjective
Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
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Adjective 2 meanings
Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
Not out of date; current.
Where it comes from
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”).
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RELEVANT at a glance
RELEVANT has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + V 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,406 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with relevant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
- CONSTANT10
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