relevance

[ rel-uh-vuhns ]

noun

1. the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:

   Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.

Word History and Origins

Origin of relevance¹

First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; relev(ant) ( def ) + -ance ( def )

Example Sentences

However, the job has proved so slow – the first book was not produced until 1694 and today it takes more than a year to get through a single letter of the alphabet – that the relevance of the enterprise is increasingly in question.

From BBC

Trump’s victory showed how legacy media is losing relevance to personality-driven programming, including podcasts.

From Los Angeles Times

The relevance of this episode for the U.N. commission’s report, Sidoti continued, is that health facilities, patients and personnel were involved.

From Salon

I read "Clotel" closely to illuminate how Brown made sophisticated arguments against slavery and the oppression of women that retain contemporary relevance.

From Salon

Trump’s victory showed how legacy media is losing relevance to personality-driven programming, including podcasts.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• applicability
• importance
• purpose