relevance

[ rel-uh-vuh ns ]

/ ˈrɛl ə vəns /

the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.

Often rel·e·van·cy.

Words nearby relevance

In a virtual world, it revives the relevance of authenticity.

We All Have a Rosebud in Our Pasts |Sam Roberts |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The fact that the link transcended age group and demographic does speak to its relevance.

No, Pot Doesn’t Cause Sleeplessness |Abby Haglage |June 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“The relevance is that it may explain a lack of communication between them,” he said.

Team Christie Clears Christie Over Bridgegate |Olivia Nuzzi |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His fame and fortune—indeed, his relevance—were anything but guaranteed.

Can Heritage Foundation Posterboy Bono Save the GOP? |James Poulos |March 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

What then do you think is the relevance of fiction for Icelanders, for Reykjavikians?

Literary City: Sjón’s Reykjavik |Henry Krempels |January 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
No human situation is omitted; as a guide to conduct, philosophy has relevance for all.

The Enchiridion |Epictetus
As we proceed with our story of Ceylon, the relevance of these statistics will become more apparent.

The Pearl of India |Maturin M. Ballou
And, indeed, for one word of relevance were a dozen of sheer chatter.

The Leopard Woman |Stewart Edward White
Who was calling you long distance, what relevance does that have to it?

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
But he was far too just a man to deny the relevance of the remark.

The Innocence of Father Brown |G. K. Chesterton