convenient
Americanadjective
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suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use.
- Synonyms:
- advantageous, helpful, useful, serviceable
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at hand; easily accessible.
Their house is convenient to all transportation.
- Synonyms:
- handy
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Obsolete. fitting; suitable.
adjective
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suitable for one's purpose or needs; opportune
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easy to use
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close by or easily accessible; handy
Other Word Forms
- conveniently adverb
- quasi-convenient adjective
- superconvenient adjective
- ultraconvenient adjective
Etymology
Origin of convenient
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from from Latin convenient- (stem of conveniēns ), present participle of convenīre “to be suitable, come together”; convene, -ent
Example Sentences
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Testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate and convenient way of screening for the disease, researchers say.
From BBC
The central location is convenient for her widespread friend group and she says she loves being able to walk to local businesses, including Lodge Bread Co., and to area pickleball and tennis courts.
From Los Angeles Times
And that makes the U.S. team and its 232 athletes, the largest contingent at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, a convenient foil for European wrath.
From Los Angeles Times
Volume, or the number of products sold, declined from a year ago, as weakness in convenient foods offset gains in beverages.
From MarketWatch
A more convenient cable car to and from the entrance of Cortina has not been completed.
From Barron's
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