convenient
Americanadjective
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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
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at hand; easily accessible.
Their house is convenient to all transportation.
- Synonyms:
- handy
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Obsolete. fitting; suitable.
adjective
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suitable for one's purpose or needs; opportune
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easy to use
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close by or easily accessible; handy
Other Word Forms
- conveniently adverb
- quasi-convenient adjective
- superconvenient adjective
- ultraconvenient adjective
Etymology
Origin of convenient
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
Example Sentences
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San José del Cabo, a coastal city in Mexico, is more convenient and better equipped for tourism.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
“Sand may be the opposite of an efficient or convenient material,” she said, “but its soft texture and the time I spend deeply focusing on the process feels almost meditative to me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Automation can be a convenient cover to reverse postpandemic overhiring—not to mention an attempt to signal that a business is on the cutting edge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
John Brandler, director of Brandler Art Galleries, believes it is convenient for Banksy to remain anonymous "so he can walk down the street" without being recognised, but says the Banksy brand would survive regardless.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
When she was out, she lifted the end of the ladder with a pole and draped it over a convenient branch.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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