Definition
The quality of being directly connected to or important for what is being discussed or done.
Etymology
From Latin *relevare* “to lighten, relieve, raise up,” via Medieval Latin *relevantia*. It originally suggested something that “raises up” or “helps” a matter, then narrowed to the idea of being closely connected.
Kelly Says
Something ‘relevant’ is what actually lifts the conversation or problem upward instead of weighing it down. That’s why irrelevant details feel heavy and distracting—they don’t raise anything; they just clutter.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
relevansie
re-le-van-SI
AMአማርኛ
ተዛማጅነት
te-za-ma-j-net
BGБългарски
уместност
u-mest-NOST
BNবাংলা
প্রাসঙ্গিকতা
praa-shong-gi-ko-ta
CACatalà
rellevància
re-lye-VAN-sya
CSČeština
relevantnost
re-le-vant-NOST
DADansk
relevans
re-le-VANS
DEDeutsch
Relevanz
re-le-VANTS
ELΕλληνικά
σχετικότητα
skhe-ti-KO-ti-ta
ESEspañol
relevancia
re-le-VAN-sya
ETEesti
asjakohasus
as-ja-ko-ha-SUS
EUEuskara
garrantzia
ga-rran-tzi-a
FAفارسی
مرتبط بودن
mor-ta-bat bo-dan
FISuomi
asianmukaisuus
a-sian-mu-kai-suus
FRFrançais
pertinence
per-ti-NANS
GLGalego
relevancia
re-le-VAN-sya
HEעברית
רלוונטיות
rel-ve-an-ti-YUT
HIहिन्दी
प्रासंगिकता
praa-san-gi-ka-ta
HRHrvatski
relevantnost
re-le-vant-NOST
HUMagyar
relevancia
re-le-van-tsya
IDBahasa Indonesia
relevansi
re-le-van-SI
ITItaliano
rilevanza
ri-le-VAN-tsa
KO한국어
관련성
gwan-lyeon-seong
LTLietuvių
aktualumas
ak-tu-a-LU-mas
LVLatviešu
atbilstība
at-bil-STII-ba
MNМонгол
холбоотой байдал
kholbootoi baidal
MSBahasa Melayu
relevansi
re-le-van-SI
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်စပ်မှု
hset-sat-hmu
NLNederlands
relevantie
re-le-van-TSI
NONorsk
relevans
re-le-VANS
PLPolski
trafność
TRAF-noshch
PTPortuguês
relevância
re-le-VAN-sya
RORomână
relevanță
re-le-VAN-tsa
RUРусский
релевантность
re-le-VANT-nost'
SKSlovenčina
relevantnosť
re-le-vant-NOST
SLSlovenščina
relevantnost
re-le-vant-NOST
SRСрпски
релевантност
re-le-vant-nost
SVSvenska
relevans
re-le-VANS
SWKiswahili
umuhimu
u-mu-HI-mu
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-bu
TEతెలుగు
సంబంధం
sam-ban-dham
THไทย
ความเกี่ยวข้อง
khwam kiao-kong
TRTürkçe
alakalılık
a-la-ka-li-LIK
UKУкраїнська
релевантність
re-le-vant-NIST
VITiếng Việt
sự liên quan
su lien quan