Meanings
nounrelevance (usually uncountable, plural relevances)
plural relevances · alternative relevancy
- uncountableusuallyThe property or state of being relevant or pertinent.
Synonyms: bearing, pertinence, reference
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property or state of being relevant or pertinent.
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nounthe relation of something to the matter at hand
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Translations
Arabic عَلَاقَة, صِلَة
- عَلَاقَة (ʕalāqa)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
- صِلَة (ṣila)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
Bulgarian уместност
- уместност (umestnost)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
Catalan rellevància
- rellevànciaproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Chinese Mandarin 相關性 /相关性
- 相關性 /相关性 (xiāngguānxìng)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
Czech význam
- významproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Dutch relevantie
- relevantieproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Finnish asiaankuuluvuus, asianmukaisuus
- asiaankuuluvuusproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- asianmukaisuusproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- liittyvyysproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- merkityksellisyysproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- tähdellisyysproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- oleellisuusproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- olennaisuusproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- relevanssiproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
French pertinence
- pertinenceproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
German Relevanz, Aktualität
- Relevanzproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- Aktualitätproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- Belangproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Greek σχέση, συνάφεια
- σχέση (schési)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
- συνάφεια (synáfeia)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
Hindi प्रासंगिकता
- प्रासंगिकता (prāsaṅgiktā)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
Indonesian relevansi
- relevansiproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Irish ábharthacht
- ábharthachtproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Italian rilevanza, importanza
- rilevanzaproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- importanzaproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- attualitàproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Japanese 関連性
- 関連性 (kanrensei)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
Malay kerelevanan
- kerelevananproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Māori hāngaitanga
- hāngaitangaproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Polish istotność
- istotnośćproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Portuguese relevância
- relevânciaproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Romanian relevanță, pertinență
- relevanțăproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
- pertinențăproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Russian актуа́льность, уме́стность
- актуа́льность (aktuálʹnostʹ)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
- уме́стность (uméstnostʹ)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
- релева́нтность (relevántnostʹ)property or state of being relevant, pertinency
Spanish relevancia
- relevanciaproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Swedish relevans
- relevansproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Turkish ilgililik
- ilgililikproperty or state of being relevant, pertinency
Cite this entry
APA
relevance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relevance
MLA
“relevance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relevance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relevance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relevance.
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