different between consequential vs germane

English

Etymology

consequent +? -al

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?ns??kw?n??l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?ns??kw?n??l/
• Hyphenation: con?se?quen?tial

Adjective

consequential (comparative more consequential, superlative most consequential)

1. Following as a result.
2. Having significant consequences; of importance.
3. Important or significant.
4. (of a person) Self-important.

Synonyms

• (having significant consequences): considerable, important

Antonyms

• inconsequential

Derived terms

• consequentiality
• consequentially
• consequentialness
• inconsequential

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English

Etymology 1

Variant form of german, adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Alternative forms

• germain (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d???(?)?me?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• (US) IPA^(key): /d???me?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Adjective

germane (comparative more germane, superlative most germane)

1. Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.

   Synonyms: pertinent, relevant, apt, on-topic; see also Thesaurus:pertinent

   • 1924, W. D. Ross., translator, Aristotle, Metaphysics. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, Book 1, Part 5.

     Yet this much is germane to the present inquiry:

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Etymology 2

From germ(anium) +? -ane.

Noun

germane (plural germanes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH₄
3. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic derivative of this compound.

Synonyms

• germanium tetrahydride
• germanomethane
• monogermane

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Gameren

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Pronunciation

Adverb

germane

1. in the German language
2. Germanly; in the manner of a German

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Italian

Adjective

germane

1. feminine plural of germano

Latin

Etymology 1

germ?nus (“real, sincere”) +? -? (adverb formant)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?er?ma?.ne?/, [??r?mä?ne?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d??er?ma.ne/, [d???r?m??n?]

Adverb

germ?n? (comparative germ?nius, superlative germ?nissim?)

1. sincerely

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?er?ma?.ne/, [??r?mä?n?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d??er?ma.ne/, [d???r?m??n?]

Adjective

germ?ne

1. masculine vocative singular of germ?nus

References

• germane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• germane in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• germane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette