different between relevant vs useful
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- Not out of date; current.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- (not out of date): current, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date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:
- what relevant means
- what relevant experience means
- what relevant coursework means
- what relevant work experience
- what relevant experience you have
- what relevant information is excluded from the text
- what relevant information is included from the text
- what relevant local policies are in place
useful
English
Etymology
From use +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ju?sf?l/
Adjective
useful (comparative usefuller or more useful, superlative usefullest or most useful)
- Having a practical or beneficial use.
- Synonyms: noteful, serviceable, utilitarian, utile
- Antonyms: unuseful, useless, harmful
Usage notes
- Prepositions: useful is used in useful for <purpose>, useful for <person> and useful to <person>. The words useful to are also found in constructions such as It is useful to do, in which to marks an infinitive rather than being a preposition.
Derived terms
Translations
useful From the web:
- what useful mean
- what useful things to build in minecraft
- what useful item did it lead to
- what useful skills can i learn
- what does useful mean
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