germane

adj.

Being both pertinent and fitting. See synonyms at relevant.

[Middle English germain, having the same parents, closely connected. See german².]

germanely ger·mane'ly adv.

adjective

Related to the matter at hand: applicable, apposite, apropos, material, pertinent, relevant. Idioms: to the point. See relevant/irrelevant.

adj

Definition: appropriate
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, irrelevant, unfitting, unrelated, unsuitable

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IN BRIEF: Relevant or pertinent to.

In writing the report, use only information that is germane to the main topic.

Tutor's tip: That each victim had a "german" (close relative like a sibling or cousin) with connections to the "German" (of Germany) mafia was "germane" (relevant) to the thriller's plot.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - relevant

Nederlands (Dutch)
relevant

Français (French)
adj. - se rapportant à

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zum Thema gehörend, einschlägig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σχετικός, συναφής

Italiano (Italian)
rilevante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - germano, apropriado

Русский (Russian)
уместный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pertinente, aplicable, relativo a, relacionado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nära förbunden

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有密切关系的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有密切關係的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 관계가 깊은, 적당한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 密接に関係している, 適切な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وثيق الصله ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוגע ל-, רלוונטי‬

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