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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It was simply more convenient for the British to supervise Aden, for instance, from Bombay than from London.
Since I’ll already be up, I can handle my calls super early, which is convenient.
From Los Angeles Times
Trade association the National Caravan Council said caravan holidays continued to endure because they offered "a convenient home away from home, away from the pressures of everyday life".
From BBC
Warming your body with toasty cables against your shirt is far more energy-efficient than a space heater, though probably not as convenient on a Zoom call.
"It's a place that has been so tied to how the festival works in terms of people coming to this place. It's not particularly convenient. It's really cold."
From Barron's
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