1. the quality or state of being relevant, appropriate, or closely connected to the matter at hand

Examples

• The judge questioned the germaneness of the witness's testimony to the case.
• The professor appreciated the germaneness of the student's question to the lecture topic.
• We need to assess the germaneness of these statistics before including them in our report.
• The lawyer argued for the germaneness of the evidence to prove her client's innocence.
• The committee debated the germaneness of the proposed budget changes to their mission.
• His comment lacked germaneness to the discussion we were having.