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- Dictionaryrelevance/ˈrɛlɪv(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate: "this film has contemporary relevance"
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RELEVANCE definition: 1. the degree to which something is related or useful to what is happening or being talked about…. Learn more.
The meaning of RELEVANCE is relation to the matter at hand. How to use relevance in a sentence.
RELEVANCE meaning: 1. the degree to which something is related or useful to what is happening or being talked about…. Learn more.
Relevance is simply the noun form of the adjective "relevant," which means "important to the matter at hand." Artists and politicians are always worried about their relevance. If they are no longer relevant, they may not keep their job. Someone without relevance might be called "irrelevant." Definitions of relevance. noun.
Something's relevance to a situation or person is its importance or significance in that situation or to that person.
1. Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand. 2. Meaningful or purposeful in current society or culture: thought that the traditional male role of breadwinner was no longer relevant. [Medieval Latin relevāns, relevant-, from Latin, present participle of relevāre, to relieve, raise up; see relieve .] rel′e·vance (-vəns) n.
Definition of relevance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
