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relevancy

relevancy

10 4.1
How closely something is connected to the topic being discussed
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛləvənsi/
: relevancia
  • Mental health is promoted when students perceive the relevancy of active participation in a meaningful curriculum.
  • questions of relevancy
  • relevancy of music
  • issue of relevancy

And there's something to say that there's a relevancy to what you're saying.

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Examples

  • "Scholars have critiqued the relevancy of the current practices of music education and called for change."

    Academic text (2013)
  • First and foremost, the formula for success really is relevancy plus intention plus you.

  • What is the relevancy of this?

  • What's the relevancy of this question?

  • I think I can establish the relevancy of the testimony.

  • The results suggested a connection between enjoyment, motivation, and the relevancy of the activity to students' lives.

    Academic text (2015)
  • For Cook, this is what makes Traven's contribution and relevancy to studies of peasant economy so important.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The university concedes the plaintiff is not without merit, but we question the relevancy to this case.

  • By making "baby steps" into the technological world, music educators can showcase music education's relevancy.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Teachers often discuss the relevancy of their lessons to students' everyday lives.

Synonyms

relevance
vsrelevancy
99 3.4

A close connection to what is being discussed

is the alternate form ending with y instead of the single-word spelling
applicability
vsrelevancy
7 5.7

How relevant or suitable something is for a particular use

focuses on close connection to the matter rather than mere usefulness
pertinence
vsrelevancy
1 6.3

How much something connects to the topic being discussed

is broader, stressing appropriate connection rather than only direct relation
germaneness
vsrelevancy
  • Formal
1 9.1

A close connection to what is being discussed

is the neutral expression used in everyday contexts rather than formal wording
pertinency
vsrelevancy
1 8.3

Clearly related to the subject or question

focuses on close connection rather than practical usefulness

Antonyms

5 6.6

Something not connected to the main topic

The state of not being suitable or useful in a particular situation

How Relevant

relevancy
10 4.1
irrelevance
10 5.3

Surface Forms

relevancy singular
relevancies plural

Morphology

relevancy = relevant (transparent) = relevant + ancy

The noun is a direct nominalization of the adjective 'relevant' (state or quality), a form easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Relevancy comes from Latin parts re- ('again') and levare ('to lift'). You can see the same root in elevator, which lifts people up. So, if something has relevancy it 'lifts' back to the main idea — in other words, it is closely connected or appropriate.