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   Con·ven·ient

   /kənˈvēnyənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans: "I phoned your office to confirm that this date is convenient" Similar suitableappropriatefittingfitsuitedagreeableopportunetimelywell timedfavorableadvantageousexpedientarchaic:commodiousseasonabletrouble-freelabor-savingusefulhandypracticalserviceableuser-orientedOpposite inconvenientawkward
   • ▪ involving little trouble or effort: "the new parking lot will make shopping much more convenient"
   • ▪ situated so as to allow easy access to: "the 34-story building is convenient to downtown" Similar within easy reach ofnear (to)close towell placed forwell situated forhandy forjust around the corner fromwithin walking distance ofat close quarters tonot far frominformal:a stone's throw froma hop, skip, and a jump away fromwithin spitting distance of
   • ▪ occurring in a place or at a time that is useful: "put the blame on a convenient scapegoat"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘befitting, becoming, suitable’): from Latin convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing, fitting’, from the verb convenire (see convene).

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