English Dictionary: convenient | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Convenient \Con*ven"ient\ (?; 277), a. [L. conveniens, -entis, suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate. [Archaic] Feed me with food convenient for me. --Prov. xxx. 8. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient. --Eph. v. 4. 2. Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools. 3. Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season. --Acts xxiv. 25. 4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.] Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for burning. --Thackeray. Syn: Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly; commodious. |