Opportune

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opportune \Op`por*tune"\, a. [F. opporiun, L. opportunus, lit.,
     at or before the port; ob (see {Ob-}) + a derivative of
     portus port, harbor. See {Port} harbor.]
     Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely. --Milton.
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           This is most opportune to our need.      --Shak.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Op`por*tune"ly}, adv. --
     {Op`por*tune"ness}, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opportune \Op`por*tune"\, v. t.
     To suit. [Obs.] --Dr. Clerke(1637).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  opportune
       adj 1: suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous
              especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune
              place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" [ant: {inopportune}]
       2: at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to
          receive guests" [syn: {favorable}, {favourable}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "opportune":
     a propos, ad rem, adapted, advantageous, advisable, applicable,
     apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, auspicious, becoming,
     befitting, beneficial, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable,
     dovetailing, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit,
     fitted, fitten, fitting, fortunate, fructuous, geared, germane,
     good, happy, helpful, just right, likely, lucky, meet, meshing,
     on the button, pat, pertinent, politic, profitable, proper,
     propitious, prosperous, providential, qualified, recommendable,
     relevant, right, ripe, seasonable, seemly, sortable, suitable,
     suited, suiting, tailored, timely, to be desired, to the point,
     to the purpose, useful, well-timed, wise, worthwhile