idoneous

English

Etymology

From Latin idōneus.

Adjective

idoneous (comparative more idoneous, superlative most idoneous)

1. appropriate; suitable
   • 2008, Terence Irwin, The Development of Ethics: Volume 2: From Suarez to Rousseau:

     Hobbes tries to follow an 'idoneous principle of tractation' in moral philosophy, by beginning with an account of human nature and human motives.

Derived terms

• idoneity