relevant Definition

relevant
adj

1. Directly connected with or related to the matter in hand; pertinent.

Thesaurus: related, appropriate, fitting, germane, material, admissible, pertinent, congruous, suited, applicable, apposite, apt; Antonym: beside the point.
2. Scots law.
Legally sufficient.

Derivative: relevance
noun

The fact or quality of being relevant
Thesaurus: connection, significance, pertinence, importance.

Derivative: relevantly
adverb

Etymology: 16c: from Latin relevare to raise up or relieve.