different between relevant vs apt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin relev?ns, relev?ntem, present active participle of relev? (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + lev? (“lift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???l?v?nt/

Adjective

relevant (comparative more relevant, superlative most relevant)

1. Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

   His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.

2. Not out of date; current.

Synonyms

• (directly related to a topic): applicable, germane, in point (legal), pertinent, salient; See also Thesaurus:pertinent
• (not out of date): current, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• levanter

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin relevans, present active participle of relev? (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + lev? (“lift”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative relevantst)

1. relevant

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: relevan

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.l(?).v??/

Verb

relevant

1. present participle of relever

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative am relevantesten)

1. relevant

Declension

Synonyms

• bedeutend, maßgeblich

Antonyms

• irrelevant, unbedeutend, unmaßgeblich

Further reading

• “relevant” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

relevant

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)

1. relevant

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Related terms

• relevans

References

• “relevant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)

1. relevant

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Related terms

• relevans

References

• “relevant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French relevant.

Adjective

relevant m or n (feminine singular relevant?, masculine plural relevan?i, feminine and neuter plural relevante)

1. relevant

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

relevant (comparative mer relevant, superlative mest relevant)

1. relevant

Declension

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Related terms

• relevans

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /æpt/
• Rhymes: -æpt

Etymology 1

From Old French apte, from Latin aptus, from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”); compare with Greek ?????? (?ptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit ???? (?pta, “fit”), from ??? (?p, “to reach, attain”).

Adjective

apt (comparative apter or more apt, superlative aptest or most apt)

1. Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

   Synonyms: appropriate, meet, suitable; see also Thesaurus:pertinent, Thesaurus:suitable

   • a river […] apt to be forded by a lamb
2. (of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.

   Synonyms: disposed, inclined, liable, predisposed, tending towards; see also Thesaurus:inclined

   • 1874, John Lubbock, Scientific Lectures / On Plants and Insects

     This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of its leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.

   • 1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books

     that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers

3. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.

   Synonyms: fit, prompt, expert, qualified, ready; see also Thesaurus:skilled

Derived terms

• aptly
• aptness

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of apartment.

Noun

apt (plural apts)

1. An apartment; a flat.
   • 2010, David Dondero, Just a Baby in Your Momma's Eyes

     Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise.
     Which at a lowly income none of us could ever really quite afford.

Anagrams

• ATP, PAT, PTA, Pat, TAP, TPA, pat, tap

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• apa, apet

Verb

apt

1. past participle of ape

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin aptus, likely through English apt.

Adjective

apt (indefinite singular apt, definite singular and plural apte, comparative aptare, indefinite superlative aptast, definite superlative aptaste)

1. apt

Romanian

Etymology

From French apte, from Latin aptus.

Adjective

apt m or n (feminine singular apt?, masculine plural ap?i, feminine and neuter plural apte)

1. apt

Declension