relevant
/ˈɹɛləvənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not out of date; current.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: relevant, relevāns
Usage
Inflected Forms
more relevant (comparative)
most relevant (superlative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
safety-relevant