apposite
/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.05 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
adj
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
adj
Example Sentences
- "c. 1833–1856, Andrew Carrick, John Addington Symonds (editors), Medical Topography of Bristol, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association/Volume 2/3, Medical Topography would be the most apposite title, since it comprehends the principal objects of investigation; …."
- "Flora, however, received the remark as if it had been of a most apposite and agreeable nature; approvingly observing aloud that Mr. F's Aunt had a great deal of spirit."
- "Rough-neck is a capital word; it is more apposite and savory than the English navvy, and it is over-whelmingly more American."
- "On the other hand, many of the happiest railway experiences are casual events—so much so that in many cases only the keen eye and apposite knowledge of the real enthusiast spots an item of more than passing interest."
- "Information on almost every aspect of London Transport's railways—and on the Southern Region's Waterloo & City line—is here contained, with many apposite and well-captioned illustrations, in 125 pages, all for the modest price of one guinea."
- "And so it is good to see the big society born again, resurrected in Cameron's Christmas message. The timing was apposite: as the prime minister pointed out, many of the most active volunteers are Christians."
Etymology
From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”). See apposition.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: appositus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæp.ə.zɪt/
- British English: /ˈæp.ə.zɪt/