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convenient
What does convenient mean?
convenient (adjective): suited to your comfort or purpose or needs.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce convenient?
/kənˈvinjənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does convenient come from?
From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniēns (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō, convinīre (“to come together, suit”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of convenient?
Words related to convenient
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “convenient” mean?
of higher or the highest quality; splendid
Not quite: that's what excellent means.
in a horizontal line or plane; not sloping
Not quite: that's what flat means.
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
Right! That's what “convenient” means.
entire; relating to the whole of something
Not quite: that's what total means.
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