Pertinent vs Necessary - What's the difference?
pertinent | necessary |
important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
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needed, required
* Shakespeare
* Tillotson
Such as must be; not to be avoided; inevitable.
* Shakespeare
Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary.
(archaic, British) bathroom, toilet, loo
As adjectives the difference between pertinent and necessary
is that pertinent is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant while necessary is needed, required.As a noun necessary is
bathroom, toilet, loo.pertinent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.
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English
(wikipedia necessary)Adjective
(en adjective)- 'Tis necessary he should die.
- A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.
- Death, a necessary end, / Will come when it will come.
- Whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.