Skip to main content
relevancy

relevancy

10 4.1
How closely something is connected to the topic being discussed
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛləvənsi/
translation icon : 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.

Autoplay Next

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
118 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
8 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
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.