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appositeHighly relevant and appropriate to a particular situation or context. Strikingly fitting and well-suited for the purpose.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Highly relevant and appropriate to a particular situation or context. Strikingly fitting and well-suited for the purpose.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈæpəzɪt/

Korean meaning: 적절한, 시의적절한

Korean pronunciation: 애-포-지트 (강세: 애)

Example Sentences

  • The professor's apposite joke about gravity made even the most complex physics concept stick in our minds.
  • Her apposite choice of words during the job interview impressed the hiring manager.
  • The comedian's apposite timing turned an awkward silence into thunderous laughter.

apposite

ADJECTIVE

//ˈæpəzɪt//

Highly relevant and appropriate to a particular situation or context. Strikingly fitting and well-suited for the purpose.

apposite concept
💡 Concept

Highly relevant and appropriate to a particular situation or context. Strikingly fitting and well-suited for the purpose.

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apposite rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From opposite elements, she creates a composite so apposite!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈæpəzɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixap--
Rootpose
Suffix--ite

Origin

From Latin appositus, meaning 'placed near' or 'put alongside.' The word evolved from describing physical placement to meaning 'fitting' or 'appropriate to the situation.'

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🎵Rhyme

oppositecompositedeposit

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The professor's apposite joke about gravity made even the most complex physics concept stick in our minds.

Her apposite choice of words during the job interview impressed the hiring manager.

😄 Fun example

The comedian's apposite timing turned an awkward silence into thunderous laughter.

Shakespeare's plays contain many apposite observations about human nature.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

appropriaterelevantfittingpertinentsuitable

Antonyms

inappropriateirrelevant