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Relevant vs Timeless - What's the difference?

relevant | timeless |

As adjectives the difference between relevant and timeless

is that relevant is directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic while timeless is eternal.

relevant

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
  • His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
  • Not out of date; current.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1973, date=December 20, title=Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope, work=The Aberdeen Times citation
  • , passage=The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=2008, author=Scott Cooper, Fritz Grutzner, Birk Cooper, title=Tips and Traps for Marketing Your Business, publisher=McGraw-Hill, isbn=978-0071494892 citation
  • , passage=Motorola was quickly losing the cell-phone battle to Nokia for a time. When they launched the RAZR phone and combined it with their "Hello Moto" campaign, it made the brand relevant again.}}

    Synonyms

    * applicable * germane * in point (legal) * pertinent * salient * significant

    Antonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * safety-relevant

    Anagrams

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    timeless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Eternal.
  • * (rfdate) Young
  • Timeless night and chaos.
  • Not affected by time; ageless.
  • (obsolete) Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely.
  • * (rfdate) Alexander Pope
  • Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast / Timeless , indecent.
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
  • Must I behold thy timeless , cruel death?
  • Not decreasing over time in quality and appeal.
  • The cave carvings have a timeless beauty.

    Synonyms

    * (eternal) eternal, everlasting, immortal, infinite, never-ending, sempiternal * (not affected by time) ageless

    Antonyms

    * (eternal) finite, limited * (not affected by time) aged, old

    Derived terms

    * timeless existence * timelessly * timeless moment * timelessness * timeless Test * untimeless

    Anagrams

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