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pertinency vs germaneness

germaneness vs pertinency

pertinency and germaneness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pertinency Yes No No No
germaneness Yes No No No
As nouns, germaneness is a hyponym of pertinency; that is, germaneness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pertinency:
  • pertinency: relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
  • germaneness: pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand
pertinency (noun) germaneness (noun)
relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand
Difference between pertinency and germaneness

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