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

What are your thoughts about the significance of these individual discoveries and how the average news consumer should internalize them in terms of their larger relevance?

From Salon

Even still, as his third season at USC slipped from relevance, coach Lincoln Riley had preached the importance of finishing strong in spite of it all.

From Los Angeles Times

"We felt these four diet scenarios gave us a good variation of diet types from low meat to higher quantities of meat and dairy while also maintaining cultural relevance," noted DeCesaro.

From Science Daily

For example, methane is of particular relevance to the global greenhouse effect because its warming potential is 25 times higher than that of carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily

Stringfellow said the history of the aqueduct’s takeover has relevance today and will be part of broader discussions about the past, present and future of water in the region.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• applicability
• importance
• purpose