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germane Definition

ger·mane (jər mān′)

adjective

  1. truly relevant; pertinent; to the point
  2. Obsolete akin; german

Etymology: var. of german

germane Synonyms

germane

modif.

apropos, pertinent, fitting; see relevant. See syn. study at relevant.

germane Law Definition

adj

Pertaining to the subject matter at hand.
germane Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • issue: Topics will include discussions of the legal and social contexts that germane issues are nested within and specific cases and situations.

Modifying Another Word

  • particularly: What he says about the medieval era is particularly germane to our inquiry.
  • not: She simply fails to see that motivation is just not germane to the facts or to the truth.
  • very: The subject, needless to say, is very germane to our society today.
  • equally: Equally germane, Taichung boasts some of the best weather conditions in all of Taiwan.
  • especially: It's the last part that is especially germane.
  • still: He replied saying that my concern with up-to date citations was corrupt if the ideas in them were still germane.

Used with adjective complement

  • consider: A number of determinants were considered germane in the selection of mediation for commercial disputes.