relevancy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɛlɪvənsi/

Noun

relevancy

1. (legal, Scotland) Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence. [from 16th c.]
2. (uncountable) The degree to which a thing is relevant; relevance, applicability. [from 17th c.]
   • 1842, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Myster of Marie Rogêt’:

     It is the malpractice of the courts to confine evidence and discussion to the bounds of apparent relevancy.

3. (countable) A relevant thing. [from 19th c.]

Antonyms

• irrelevancy

Related terms

• relevant
• relevance

Translations

• French: pertinence

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