idoneous

[ ahy-doh-nee-uhs ]

adjective

, Rare.

1. appropriate; fit; suitable; apt:

   If you do not know the true, you will seek instead the idoneous.

Other Words From

• i·do·ne·i·ty [ahyd-n-, ee, -i-tee], i·done·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of idoneous¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin idōneus; -ous