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Definition of Appositeness
1. Noun. Appropriateness for the occasion. "The phrase had considerable aptness"
Generic synonyms: Appropriateness
Derivative terms: Apposite, Apt
Antonyms: Inappositeness, Inaptness
Definition of Appositeness
1. Noun. the state of being apposite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Appositeness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Appositeness
Literary usage of Appositeness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions by Francis Atterbury (1820)
"The appositeness of our Saviour's answer, in relation to the persons who made
the inquiry, is what we are next to consider. And here, First, we may observe, ..."
2. London, Or Interesting Memorials of Its Rise, Progress & Present State by Reuben Percy, Sholto Percy (1824)
"... found scattered more liberally than is usual in works of this sort, the authors
trust to their appositeness for indulgence. ..."
3. The Feast of St. Friend: A Christmas Book by Arnold Bennett (1911)
"And the appositeness of the moment is just as perfect in this era of electric
light and central heating, as it was in the era of Virgil, who, by the way, ..."
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