opportune
Syllables: op·por·tune/ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/US/ˌɑ.pɚˈt͡ʃuːn/
opportune adjective: suitable for some particular purpose.
Adjective
opportune (comparative more opportune, superlative most opportune)
- Suitable for some particular purpose.
- This would be an opportune spot for a picnic.
- I staggered to an opportune wall and continued to wail from the deepest, hurtingest, sweetest little abandoned place I could imagine. Finally, I dragged my weary body to my seat and finished my conversation with God.2005, Michael Weinberger, A Message from Jakie, page 150
- Synonyms:
- appropriate
- At a convenient or advantageous time.
- The opportune arrival of the bus cut short the boring conversation.
- Sam Tyler: Well, our first priority is to make sure the thieves don't strike again. It'll be tricky, 'cause these sorts of gangs rarely have just one target on the go. They've usually researched half a dozen possibilities, waiting for the most opportune circumstances on any of them.
Harry Woolf: He...2007 February 20, Chris Chibnall, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 2
- Synonyms:
- seasonable
opportune meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
opportune in Tamil
- வாய்ப்பு
opportune in Urdu
- بموقع, مناسب, وقت پر
opportune in Bengali
- সুবিধাজনক, সময়োচিত, উপযুক্ত
opportune in Malayalam
- സമയോചിതമായ, അവസരം നൽകുന്ന, സൗകര്യപ്രദമായ
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- opportune in Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕ, ಸರಿಯಾದ, ಹೊತ್ತಿನ, ಉಚಿತ
- opportune in Punjabi
- ਜੋੱਗਾ joggā
Synonyms of opportune
Antonyms
Forms of opportune
| comparative | more opportune |
|---|---|
| superlative | most opportune |
Origin of opportune
From Old French opportun, from Latin opportunus.
Words formed from opportune
Questions about opportune
- What does opportune mean?
- Opportune means suitable for some particular purpose.
- What is opportune in Tamil?
- Opportune in Tamil is வாய்ப்பு. See Opportune meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is opportune?
- Opportune is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce opportune?
- Opportune is pronounced /ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/ (UK).
Words near opportune in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: opportune (page history and authors); opportune (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); opportune (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); opportune (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); opportune (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); opportune (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਜੋੱਗਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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