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[syn: commodious, convenient]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Convenient \Con*ven"ient\ (?; 277), a. [L. conveniens, -entis,
suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. See
Convene, v. i.]
1. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.
[Archaic]
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Feed me with food convenient for me. --Prov. xxx.
8.
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Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor
jesting, which are not convenient. --Eph. v. 4.
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2. Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use;
handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or
tools.
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3. Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion;
a convenient season. --Acts xxiv. 25.
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4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.]
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Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for
burning. --Thackeray.
Syn: Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly;
commodious.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
convenient
adj 1: suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient
excuse for not going" [ant: inconvenient]
2: large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a
commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for
conventions" [syn: commodious, convenient] [ant:
incommodious]