adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kənˈviː.niənt/
Canada, General-American:/kənˈvi.njənt/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/kənˈviː.niənt/
Australian:[kənˈvɪi.niənt]
New-Zealand:/kənˈviː.niənt/
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N V IY1 N Y AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expedient, simple, easy
Antonyms: inconvenient
2
adj
Meaning 2
Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
How convenient that you caught a cold the night before your essay was due.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Fit; suitable; appropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a commodious harbor
a commodious building suitable for conventions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: commodious
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a convenient excuse for not going
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inconvenient
History
Etymology
From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniēns (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō, convinīre (“to come together, suit”); see convene and compare covenant.
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُنَاسِب
(munāsib)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Arabic:
مُلَائِم
(mulāʔim)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Armenian:
հարմար
(harmar)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Bashkir:
уңайлы
(uñaylı)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Basque:
egoki
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Basque:
eroso
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Belarusian:
зру́чны
(zrúčny)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Bulgarian:
удо́бен
(udóben)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Bulgarian:
улесняващ
(ulesnjavašt)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Catalan:
convenient
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Chinese Mandarin:
方便
(fāngbiàn)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Czech:
pohodlný
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Dutch:
geschikt
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Dutch:
gemakkelijk
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Dutch:
gelegen
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Dutch:
handig
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Esperanto:
konvena
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Esperanto:
oportuna
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Finnish:
mukava
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Finnish:
kätevä
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Finnish:
sopiva
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
French:
commode
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
French:
pratique
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
French:
convénient
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Galician:
conveniente
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Georgian:
მოხერხებული
(moxerxebuli)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Georgian:
მოსახერხებელი
(mosaxerxebeli)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Georgian:
შესაფერისი
(šesaperisi)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Georgian:
სათანადო
(satanado)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Georgian:
კომფორტული
(ḳomporṭuli)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
German:
bequem
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
German:
einfach
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
German:
gelegen
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
German:
genehm
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
German:
günstig
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
German:
passend
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
German:
praktisch
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃
(gatils)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Greek:
βολικός
(volikós)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Ancient Greek:
εὐμαρής
(eumarḗs)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Hebrew:
נוח
(noakh)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Hebrew:
נוחה
(nokha)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Hindi:
सुविधाजनक
(suvidhājnak)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Hungarian:
kényelmes
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Icelandic:
hentugur
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Interlingua:
conveniente
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Irish:
sásta
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Irish:
áiseach
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Irish:
acrach
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Irish:
áisiúil
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Italian:
conveniente
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Italian:
comodo
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Japanese:
便利
(benri)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Korean:
편리하다
(pyeollihada)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Korean:
편하다
(pyeonhada)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Latin:
commodus
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Latin:
opportūnus
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Latvian:
ērts
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Macedonian:
зго́ден
(zgóden)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Macedonian:
по́годен
(pógoden)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Macedonian:
по́волен
(póvolen)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Macedonian:
удобен
(udoben)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Maltese:
konvenjenti
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Norman:
c'mode
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Norwegian:
praktisk
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Plautdietsch:
hendich
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Polish:
dogodny
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Portuguese:
conveniente
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Portuguese:
cómodo
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Portuguese:
cômodo
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Romanian:
comod
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Russian:
удо́бный
(udóbnyj)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Sanskrit:
सुगम
(sugama)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Scottish Gaelic:
goireasach
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Serbo-Croatian:
зго̏дан
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Serbo-Croatian:
у̏добан
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Serbo-Croatian:
zgȍdan
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Serbo-Croatian:
ȕdoban
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Slovak:
pohodlný
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Slovene:
udoben
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Spanish:
conveniente
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Spanish:
cómodo
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Swedish:
praktisk
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Turkish:
elverişli
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Turkish:
kullanışlı
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Turkish:
münasip
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Turkish:
muvâfık
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Turkish:
rahat
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Turkish:
uygun
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Ukrainian:
зру́чний
(zrúčnyj)
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Vietnamese:
tiện lợi
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Welsh:
cyfleus
— of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
