🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Pertinencia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: peɾ.tiˈnen.sja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Appropriateness/əˈproʊ.pri.ət.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La pertinencia de su respuesta fue reconocida."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being suitable or proper in the circumstances.

    "The appropriateness of her attire for the formal event was widely acknowledged."
  2. 2

    The state of being relevant or applicable to a given situation.

    "The appropriateness of the policy was debated among the committee members."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'appropriateness' originates from the Latin 'appropriatus', meaning 'to make one's own', which evolved through Middle English. The meaning has shifted to denote suitability or fittingness in various contexts over time.

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