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seemly
English
Etymology
From Middle English semely, semelich, semelike, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem +? -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?si?mli/
Adjective
seemly (comparative seemlier, superlative seemliest)
- (of behavior) Appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
- His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies.
Synonyms
- apposite
Antonyms
- unseemly
Derived terms
- seemlihead
- seemlily
- seemliness
Translations
Adverb
seemly (comparative more seemly, superlative most seemly)
- Appropriately, fittingly.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:
- The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:
Anagrams
- Mesley, Semley
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pertinent
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)
- (Scot's law) A right that attaches to land
Adjective
pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)
- 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)
- 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)
- pertinent; relevant
- 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
- 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)
- relevant
Declension
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