RELEVANCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The relation of something to the matter at hand

Synonyms:

relevance; relevancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

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

connectedness; connection; connexion (a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relevancy"):

materiality (relevance requiring careful consideration)

cogency (persuasive relevance)

point (a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect)

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

Derivation:

relevant (having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue)