Hyphenation of pertinent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pertinent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

per-ti-nent

Definitions of pertinent:

1.	Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand A list of articles pertinent to the discussion Remarks that were to the point
2.	Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence The successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images An apt reply

Synonyms of pertinent:

adj	to the point, relevant
adj	apposite, appropriate, apt, apropos

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.