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relevance vs pertinence

pertinence vs relevance

relevance and pertinence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
relevance Yes No No No
pertinence Yes No No No
As nouns, pertinence is a hyponym of relevance; that is, pertinence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relevance:
  • relevance: the relation of something to the matter at hand
  • pertinence: relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
Other hyponyms of relevance include materiality, cogency, point, applicability, pertinency.
relevance (noun) pertinence (noun)
the relation of something to the matter at hand relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
Difference between relevance and pertinence

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