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Pertinence vs Appositeness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between pertinence and appositeness

is that pertinence is the quality of being pertinent while appositeness is the state of being apposite.

pertinence

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being pertinent.

    • See also

    * pertinency ----

    appositeness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the state of being apposite
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  • *1921 , Lytton Strachey,
    • For two years more he lingered, sinking slowly into unconsciousness and imbecility. Sometimes, propped up in his chair, he would be heard to murmur, with unexpected appositeness , the words of Samson [...]