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convenable

/kənˈviːnəbəl/

convenable adjective: capable of being convened or assembled.

Adjective

convenable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being convened or assembled.
  2. (obsolete) fit; suitable or just
    • convenable remedies
    • With his word his work is convenable.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “September. Ægloga Nona.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC

Origin of convenable

French convenable.

Words formed from convenable

Questions about convenable

What does convenable mean?
Convenable means capable of being convened or assembled.
What part of speech is convenable?
Convenable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce convenable?
Convenable is pronounced /kənˈviːnəbəl/.

Words near convenable in the dictionary

  1. convel
  2. convelled
  3. convellent
  4. convelling
  5. convels
  6. convenable
  7. convenably
  8. convenance
  9. convenances
  10. convene
  11. convened

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