apposite

[ ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it ]

adjective

1. suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt:

   an apposite answer.

apposite

/ ˈæpəzɪt /

adjective

1. well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt

Derived Forms

• ˈappositely, adverb
• ˈappositeness, noun

Other Words From

• appo·site·ly adjective
• appo·site·ness noun
• un·appo·site adjective
• un·appo·site·ly adverb
• un·appo·site·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of apposite¹

1615–25; < Latin appositus added to, put near (past participle of appōnere ), equivalent to ap- ap- ¹ + positus placed ( posi- place + -tus past participle suffix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of apposite¹

C17: from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place

Example Sentences

Depression had not previously been the subject of comedy, but it seemed appropriately apposite to a year of national self-celebration.

From Los Angeles Times

The play ends with Alvita and her husbands singing along to Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman,” which is both apposite and wrong.

From New York Times

Many of the people at these crowds — the “beautiful ‘boaters,’” as Trump so appositely calls them — are quite prosperous, yet they live in the least-prosperous areas, the exurbs and the small towns of flyover states.

From Washington Post

Overnight, we heard the British national anthem, “God Save the Queen,” updated to reflect the kingdom’s new reality, its apposite monarch tweaked in the title, its pronouns abruptly swung back to the masculine.

From Washington Post

“Avoiding recommendations because there’s no perfectly apposite data is a cop-out,” he added.

From New York Times