GERMANENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("germaneness" is a kind of...):

applicability; pertinence; pertinency (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)

Derivation:

germane (relevant and appropriate)