opportune
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French opportun, from Latin opportunus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective[edit]
opportune (comparative more opportune, superlative most opportune)
- Suitable for some particular purpose.
- This would be an opportune spot for a picnic.
- At a convenient or advantageous time.
- The opportune arrival of the bus cut short the boring conversation.
Synonyms[edit]
- (suitable): appropriate, proper; see also Thesaurus:suitable
- (convenient time): seasonable, timesome; see also Thesaurus:timely
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “all”): inopportune
- (antonym(s) of “suitable”): inappropriate, improper; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
- (antonym(s) of “convenient time”): unseasonable, untime; see also Thesaurus:untimely
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
suitable
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at a convenient time
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Danish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
opportune
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
opportune
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
opportune f pl
Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adverb[edit]
opportūnē (comparative opportūnius, superlative opportūnissimē)
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
opportūne
References[edit]
- “opportune”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “opportune”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- opportune in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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