# convenient

Pronunciation: US say "kuhn-VEE-nyuhnt" /kənˈvinjənt/; UK say "kuhn-VEE-nee-uhnt" /kənˈviːniənt/

## Adjective

1. Reducing difficulty or effort, or reachable with minimal trouble; expedient and well suited to one's needs.
   - Simple: Easy to use or reach, and helpful for saving you time or effort.
   - _A late checkout would be far more convenient for travelers with evening flights._
   - _The app makes online banking convenient enough that she rarely visits a branch._
2. Suspiciously well suited to someone's purposes, in a way that seems too neat to be accidental or honest.
   - Simple: Suiting someone's plans so well that it seems too easy to be honest.
   - _The witness's convenient memory lapse arrived exactly when the defense needed it._
   - _Critics called the timing of the announcement awfully convenient for the company's stock._

## Adjective

3. Fit, suitable, and proper for a given purpose or situation. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Right and fitting for a certain purpose or occasion.

## Origin

From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniens ('fit, suitable, convenient'), the present participle of convenire ('to come together, suit'). It is related to convene and compare covenant.

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