germane
adjective
[ dʒəːˈmeɪn ]
• relevant to a subject under consideration.
• "that is not germane to our theme"
Similar:
relevant,
pertinent,
applicable,
apposite,
material,
apropos,
to the point,
to the purpose,
admissible,
appropriate,
apt,
fitting,
suitable,
suited,
proper,
felicitous,
connected,
related,
linked,
akin,
allied,
analogous,
ad rem,
appurtenant,
Origin:
early 17th century: variant of german, with which it was synonymous from Middle English. The current sense has arisen from a usage in Shakespeare's Hamlet .
