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From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniens (fit, suitable, convenient), present participle of convenire (to come together, suit); see convene and compare covenant.

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convenient (comparative more convenient, superlative most convenient)

  1. Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
    Synonyms: expedient, simple, easy
    Antonym: inconvenient
    Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.
  2. Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.
    How convenient that you caught a cold the night before your essay was due.
  3. (obsolete) Fit; suitable; appropriate.

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin convenientem. First attested in 1507.[1]

Adjective edit

convenient m or f (masculine and feminine plural convenients)

  1. convenient
    Antonym: inconvenient

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  1. ^ convenient”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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convenient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of conveniō