convenient

[ kuhn-veen-yuhnt ]

adjective

1. suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use.

   Synonyms: advantageous, helpful, useful, serviceable

2. at hand; easily accessible:

   Their house is convenient to all transportation.

   Synonyms: handy

3. Obsolete. fitting; suitable.

convenient

/ kənˈviːnɪənt /

adjective

1. suitable for one's purpose or needs; opportune
2. easy to use
3. close by or easily accessible; handy

Derived Forms

• conˈveniently, adverb

Other Words From

• con·ven·ient·ly adverb
• qua·si-con·ven·ient adjective
• su·per·con·ven·ient adjective
• ul·tra·con·ven·ient adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convenient¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from from Latin convenient- (stem of conveniēns ), present participle of convenīre “to be suitable, come together”; convene, -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of convenient¹

C14: from Latin conveniēns appropriate, fitting, from convenīre to come together, be in accord with, from venīre to come

Example Sentences

Texas is a convenient base for any Christian obsessed with Israel.

From The Daily Beast

Many were just eager to forget, absolve, or overlook serious accusations, simply because doing so would be hugely convenient.

From The Daily Beast

We agreed on the Sheppard Centre shopping mall in north Toronto because it was convenient.

From The Daily Beast

Frank no longer has his convenient foil from The Lay of the Land, his Tibetan associate Mike Mahoney.

From The Daily Beast

But Brown has no interest in insularity or convenient resolutions.

From The Daily Beast

This would be very useful and convenient for sending supplies thence to Terrenate, during the whole year.

From Project Gutenberg

This appears to me a very convenient and sufficient summary of all I am to tell.

From Project Gutenberg

It is much more convenient than a lamp, because it doesn't rattle, and you can throw the light on the page so much better.

From Project Gutenberg

When a convenient number of coffee-beans is used (any multiple of 100), the percentage calculation is extremely easy.

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It is often convenient for a teacher, and others, to recall the number of a page of a book in which a citation is found.

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Related Words

• acceptable
• advantageous
• agreeable
• available
• beneficial
• comfortable
• conducive
• favorable
• good
• handy
• helpful
• opportune
• proper
• suitable
• timely
• user-friendly