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