different between relevant vs conventional
relevant
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)
- Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
- Not out of date; current.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- (not out of date): current, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date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)
- relevant
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: relevan
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.l(?).v??/
Verb
relevant
- present participle of relever
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative am relevantesten)
- relevant
Declension
Synonyms
- bedeutend, maßgeblich
Antonyms
- irrelevant, unbedeutend, unmaßgeblich
Further reading
- “relevant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
relevant
- third-person plural present active indicative of relev?
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
- relevant
Antonyms
- irrelevant
Related terms
- relevans
References
- “relevant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
- 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)
- relevant
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
relevant (comparative mer relevant, superlative mest relevant)
- relevant
Declension
Antonyms
- irrelevant
Related terms
- relevans
relevant From the web:
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conventional
English
Etymology
convention +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?v?n??n?l/
Adjective
conventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional)
- Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
- Ordinary, commonplace.
- Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
- (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
- (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.
Synonyms
- (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical
- (banal): stereotypical
Antonyms
- (pertaining to a convention): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional
- (ordinary): imaginative
- (weapons): nuclear
- (agriculture): organic
- (bridge): natural
Derived terms
Related terms
- convention
Translations
Noun
conventional (plural conventionals)
- (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.
Further reading
- "conventional" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 80.
conventional From the web:
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- what is a conventional offer
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