CONVENIENT


Meaning of CONVENIENT in English

kənˈvēnyənt, -nēənt adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin convenient-, conveniens suitable, present participle of convenire to come together, be suitable — more at convene

1. obsolete

a. : fit , adapted , suitable , congruous

feed me with food convenient for me — Prov 30:8 (Authorized Version)

b. : appropriate , becoming , proper

2.

a. : suited to personal ease or comfort or to easy performance of some act or function

programs broadcast at hours that are more convenient for the housewife

b. : suited to the needs or the circumstances of a particular situation

he had … the convenient habit of discounting the sufferings of the victims of civilization on the score of their presumed insensibility — Benjamin Farrington

c. : affording accommodation or advantage

Europe is so divided from Asia by deserts and mountains … that it is very convenient to call it a continent — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington

: well adapted to ready use

there is no convenient experimental animal for investigating the cold virus — C.H.Andrewes

3. : near at hand : easily accessible : handy

the crossroads church, set … at a point convenient to a group of plantations — American Guide Series: Virginia

• con·ve·nient·ly adverb

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