different between indispensable vs pertinent

English

Etymology

From Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensabilis, corresponding to in- +? dispensable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nd??sp?ns?b?l/

Adjective

indispensable (comparative more indispensable, superlative most indispensable)

1. (ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th-17th c.]
2. (of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. [from 17th c.]

   The law was moral and indispensable. -Bp. Burnet

3. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]

   An indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:requisite

Antonyms

• dispensable

Derived terms

• indispensability
• indispensableness
• indispensably

Translations

Noun

indispensable (plural indispensables)

1. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]
2. (in the plural, colloquial, dated) Trousers. [from 19th c.]

Catalan

Adjective

indispensable (masculine and feminine plural indispensables)

1. indispensable

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dis.p??.sabl/

Adjective

indispensable (plural indispensables)

1. indispensable

Further reading

• “indispensable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indispen?sable/, [?n?.d?is.p?n?sa.??le]

Adjective

indispensable (plural indispensables)

1. indispensable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern”), from per (“through”) + tenere (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??t?n?nt/

Noun

pertinent (plural pertinents)

1. (Scot's law) A right that attaches to land

Adjective

pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)

1. Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:pertinent

Related terms

• impertinent
• pertain
• pertinence
• pertinency

Translations

Further reading

• pertinent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• pertinent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pertinent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pertinens.

Adjective

pertinent (masculine and feminine plural pertinents)

1. relevant, pertinent

Derived terms

• pertinentment

Related terms

• pertànyer
• pertinença
• pertinència

Further reading

• “pertinent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pertinent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “pertinent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pertinent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pertinens, pertinentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.ti.n??/

Adjective

pertinent (feminine singular pertinente, masculine plural pertinents, feminine plural pertinentes)

1. pertinent; relevant
2. judicious; justified

Derived terms

• pertinence

Related terms

• appartenir

Further reading

• “pertinent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

pertinent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of pertine?

Romanian

Etymology

From French pertinent.

Adjective

pertinent m or n (feminine singular pertinent?, masculine plural pertinen?i, feminine and neuter plural pertinente)

1. relevant

Declension