appositeness

Thân thiện

The speaker's appositeness made the audience nod in agreement.

Definition

Noun: The quality of being highly suitable, relevant, or appropriate to a particular situation, context, or occasion. It refers to a fitting and pertinent connection.

Usage

"Appositeness" is a formal noun used to describe the state or quality of something being aptly chosen or connected. It emphasizes a direct and fitting relevance. - The appositeness of his comment to the discussion was appreciated by everyone. - She questioned the appositeness of using such formal language in a casual setting.

Examples

• The judge noted the appositeness of the legal precedent cited by the lawyer.
• Critics praised the appositeness of the film's soundtrack to its emotional scenes.
• We were all struck by the appositeness of her analogy.

Advanced Usage

• "with appositeness": In a manner that is fitting or pertinent.
  • He argued his point with great appositeness.
• The concept is often discussed in rhetoric, literary analysis, and logic concerning the appositeness of an example or a comparison.

Variants and Related Words

• Apposite (adjective): Very appropriate or suitable; apt.
  • He made an apposite remark about the need for patience.
• Appositely (adverb): In an apposite manner.
  • She appositely quoted from the company's founding principles.

Synonyms

• Aptness: Suitability or appropriateness.
• Relevance: The quality of being closely connected or applicable.
• Pertinence: The quality of being relevant and applicable.
• Fittingness: The quality of being appropriate.

Antonyms

• Inappositeness: The quality of being unsuitable or irrelevant.
• Irrelevance: The quality of having no connection with the matter at hand.
• Inappropriateness: The quality of being not suitable or proper.

Học thuật

Noun

1. appropriateness for the occasion
   • the phrase had considerable aptness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aptness