opportune

English

Etymology

From Old French opportun, from Latin opportunus, from the phrase: ob portum veniens ("coming towards a port").

Adjective

opportune (comparative more opportune, superlative most opportune)

  1. Suitable for some particular purpose.
    This would be an opportune spot for a picnic
  2. At a convenient or advantageous time.
    The opportune arrival of the bus cut short the boring conversation

Antonyms

Translations

Danish

Adjective

opportune

  1. definite of opportun
  2. plural of opportun

French

Adjective

opportune

  1. feminine singular of opportun

Italian

Adjective

opportune f pl

  1. Feminine plural of adjective opportuno.

Latin

Adjective

opportūne

  1. vocative masculine singular of opportūnus

Adverb

opportūnē (comparative opportūnius, superlative opportūnissimē)

  1. favourably; seasonably; opportunely

References

  • 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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