apposite
English
Etymology
From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
apposite (comparative more apposite, superlative most apposite)
- Appropriate, relevant, well-suited; fit.
- c.1833-1856, Andrew Carrick, John Addington Symonds (editors), Medical Topography of Bristol, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association/Volume 2/3,
- Medical Topography would be the most apposite title, since it comprehends the principal objects of investigation; […] .
- 1857, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, book 1, chapter 23
- Flora, however, received the remark as if it had been of a most apposite and agreeable nature; approvingly observing aloud that Mr F.’s Aunt had a great deal of spirit.
- 1919, H. L. Mencken, The American Language: An inquiry into the development of English in the United States, Chapter 15: The Expanding Vocabulary,
- Rough-neck is a capital word; it is more apposite and savory than the English navvy, and it is over-whelmingly more American.
- c.1833-1856, Andrew Carrick, John Addington Symonds (editors), Medical Topography of Bristol, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association/Volume 2/3,
- Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- 1971, University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Volume 34, page 262,
- In other words, they are used to name, rather than to describe. They are apposite nouns and not adjectives.
- 1971, University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Volume 34, page 262,
- Related, homologous.
- 2000, David Skeele, "All That Monarchs Do": The Obscured Stages of Authority in Pericles, in Pericles: Critical Essays,
- If the shift in theatrical setting and the shift in dramaturgy are at all related, they are apposite developments, independent yet homologous signs of a changing political and cultural climate.
- 2000, David Skeele, "All That Monarchs Do": The Obscured Stages of Authority in Pericles, in Pericles: Critical Essays,
Related terms
Translations
appropriate, relevant, well-suited
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positioned at rest in respect to another, in apposition
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related, homologous
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Noun
apposite (plural apposites)
- (rare) Something that is apposite
- 1901, Charles L. Marson, Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln[1]:
- Hugh gave the boy apples or other small apposites […] , but the child was too interested in the bishop to notice the gifts.
- 1901, Charles L. Marson, Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln[1]:
References
- ↑ 1.01.1 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/apposite
- ^ http://media.merriam-webster.com/soundc11/a/apposi01