different between pertinent vs satisfactory

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfact?rius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaci?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæt?s?fækt(?)?i/
• Rhymes: -ækt??i

Adjective

satisfactory (comparative more satisfactory, superlative most satisfactory)

1. Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

   The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
2. Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
3. (theology) Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.

Usage notes

Although structurally similar (both being derived from satisfy and describing that which produces satisfaction), satisfactory (def. 1) and satisfying differ in connotation. Satisfactory connotes "adequate, conforming to standards," while satisfying connotes "pleasing, or sufficient to remove any feeling of lack." An answer to a question or the outcome of a situation, for example, could be satisfactory without being satisfying, if it met the requirements but left one wanting more.

Derived terms

• satisfactorily (adv)
• unsatisfactory (adj)

Related terms

• satisfaction (n)
• satisfied (adj)

Translations