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Dictionary: con·ven·ient   (kən-vēn'yənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs: a convenient time to receive guests; a convenient excuse for not going.
    1. Easy to reach; accessible: a bank with branches at six convenient locations.
    2. Close at hand; near: an apartment that is convenient to shopping and transportation.
  2. Obsolete. Fitting and proper; suitable.

[Middle English, from Latin conveniēns, convenient-, present participle of convenīre, to be suitable, fit. See convene.]

conveniently con·ven'ient·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, befitting, expedient, fit, good, meet, proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful. See agree/disagree, good/bad.
  2. Being within easy reach: accessible, handy, nearby. Idioms: closenearat hand, close by. See near/far/distance.

Antonyms: convenient
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adj

Definition: appropriate, useful
Antonyms: awkward, inappropriate, inconvenient, ineffectual, inopportune, unadaptable, unhandy, unsuited, unuseful

adj

Definition: nearby
Antonyms: distant, far, inconvenient, out-of-the-way, unavailable


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Easy, handy.

pronunciation It was very convenient to live next door to my best friend.

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Common misspelling(s) of convenient

  • convienient
  • conveinent

Translations: Convenient
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bekvem, behagelig, belejlig, godt beliggende

Nederlands (Dutch)
handig, geschikt, dichtbij, gelegen

Français (French)
adj. - pratique, confortable, opportun, commode, situé tout près, à portée de main

Deutsch (German)
adj. - günstig, passend, zweckmäßig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρόσφορος, βολικός, εξυπηρετικός, διευκολυντικός

Italiano (Italian)
pratico, comodo, conveniente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conveniente

Русский (Russian)
удобный, подходящий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - práctico, cómodo, confortable, accesible, céntrico, conveniente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lämplig, bekväm, praktisk, välbelägen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
方便的, 合宜的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 方便的, 合宜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 편리한, 가까워서 편리한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 便利な, 都合のよい, 近くて便利な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مناسب, ملائم, مريح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קרוב, מתאים, נוח‬


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