Convenient

//kənˈviːniənt// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

    "Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy."

  2. 2
    Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.

    "How convenient that you caught a cold the night before your essay was due."

  3. 3
    Fit; suitable; appropriate. obsolete

    "Feed me with food convenient for me."

Adjective
  1. 1
    large and roomy (‘convenient’ is archaic in this sense) wordnet
  2. 2
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs wordnet

Synonyms

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commodiousaccessibleadaptableadjacentadvantageousadvisable

Example

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"Come and see me when it is convenient for you."

Etymology

From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniens (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”); see convene and compare covenant.

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