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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Convenient \Con*ven"ient\ (?; 277), adjective [L. conveniens, -entis, suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. See {Convene}, verb (used without an object)]
1. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate. [Archaic]
Feed me with food convenient for me. --Prov. xxx. 8.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient. --Eph. v. 4.
2. Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools.
3. Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season. --Acts xxiv. 25.
4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.]
Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for burning. --Thackeray.
Syn: Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly; commodious.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
convenient
adjective
1: suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going" [ant: {inconvenient}]
2: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: {handy}, {ready to hand(p)}]
3: large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions" [syn: {commodious}] [ant: {incommodious}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
110 Moby Thesaurus words for "convenient": accessible, adaptable, adjacent, advantageous, advisable, all-around, appropriate, at hand, auspicious, available, becoming, befitting, close, close at hand, close-by, comfortable, comfy, commodious, congruous, contented, convenient to, cozy, cushioned, cushiony, cushy, decent, desirable, ductile, easeful, easily reached, easy, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting, flexible, foolproof, fortunate, friendly, fructuous, good, handy, happy, helpful, homelike, homely, homey, immediate, likely, lived-in, lucky, luxurious, malleable, manageable, maneuverable, meet, near, nearby, next, nigh, of all work, on call, on deck, on hand, on tap, opportune, peaceful, pliable, pliant, politic, practical, profitable, proper, propinquant, propinquous, propitious, providential, ready, ready at hand, recommendable, relaxing, reposeful, restful, right, ripe, roomy, seasonable, seemly, serviceable, snug, soft, sortable, suitable, timely, to be desired, to hand, tractable, untroublesome, useful, versatile, warm, well-timed, wieldable, wieldy, wise, worthwhile, yielding
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