Definition of CONVENIENT

convenient

Adjective

  • suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
    • "a convenient excuse for not going"
  • large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

Adj

  • Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
  • Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.
  • Fit; suitable; appropriate.

Examples

  • Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.
  • How convenient that you caught a cold the night before your essay was due.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 15

convenient: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
convenient: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
convenient: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

convenient: valid Words With Friends Word