Convenient

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: con=ven=ient

CIDE DICTIONARY

Convenient, a. [L. conveniens, -entis, suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. See Convene, v. i.].

•  Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.  [1913 Webster]

  "Feed me with food convenient for me."  [1913 Webster]

  "Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient."  [1913 Webster]
•  Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools.  [1913 Webster]
•  Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season.  Acts xxiv. 25.  [1913 Webster]
•  Near at hand; easy of access.  [1913 Webster]

  "Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for burning."

Syn. -- Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly; commodious.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Convenient, adj.
1 (often foll. by for, to) a serving one's comfort or interests; easily accessible. b suitable. c free of trouble or difficulty.
2 available or occurring at a suitable time or place (will try to find a convenient moment).
3 well situated for some purpose (convenient for the shops).

Derivative

conveniently adv.

Etymology

ME (as CONVENE)

THESAURUS

Convenient

accessible, adaptable, adjacent, advantageous, advisable, all-around, appropriate, at hand, auspicious, available, becoming, befitting, close, close at hand, close-by, comfortable, comfy, commodious, congruous, contented, convenient to, cozy, cushioned, cushiony, cushy, decent, desirable, ductile, easeful, easily reached, easy, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting, flexible, foolproof, fortunate, friendly, fructuous, good, handy, happy, helpful, homelike, homely, homey, immediate, likely, lived-in, lucky, luxurious, malleable, manageable, maneuverable, meet, near, nearby, next, nigh, of all work, on call, on deck, on hand, on tap, opportune, peaceful, pliable, pliant, politic, practical, profitable, proper, propinquant, propinquous, propitious, providential, ready, ready at hand, recommendable, relaxing, reposeful, restful, right, ripe, roomy, seasonable, seemly, serviceable, snug, soft, sortable, suitable, timely, to be desired, to hand, tractable, untroublesome, useful, versatile, warm, well-timed, wieldable, wieldy, wise, worthwhile, yielding

ROGET THESAURUS

Convenient

Expedience

N expedience, expediency, desirableness, desirability, fitness, utility, propriety, opportunism, advantage, high time, expedient, desirable, advisable, acceptable, convenient, worth while, meet, fit, fitting, due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming, befitting, opportune, in loco, suitable, applicable, in the right place, conveniently, operae pretium est.