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opportune
English
Etymology
From Old French opportun, from Latin opportunus.
Adjective
opportune (comparative more opportune, superlative most opportune)
- Suitable for some particular purpose.
- At a convenient or advantageous time.
Synonyms
- (suitable): appropriate, proper; see also Thesaurus:suitable
- (convenient time): seasonable, timesome; see also Thesaurus:timely
Antonyms
- (all): inopportune
- (suitable): inappropriate, improper; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
- (convenient time): unseasonable, untime; see also Thesaurus:untimely
Related terms
- opportunity
- opportuneness
Translations
Danish
Adjective
opportune
- definite of opportun
- plural of opportun
French
Adjective
opportune
- feminine singular of opportun
Italian
Adjective
opportune
- feminine plural of opportuno
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
opport?n? (comparative opport?nius, superlative opport?nissim?)
- favourably; seasonably; opportunely
Etymology 2
Adjective
opport?ne
- vocative masculine singular of opport?nus
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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apposite
English
Etymology
From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?a.p?.z?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æ.p?.z?t/, IPA(key): /??p?z?t/
Adjective
apposite (comparative more apposite, superlative most apposite)
- Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
- c. 1833–1856, Andrew Carrick, John Addington Symonds (editors), Medical Topography of Bristol, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association/Volume 2/3,
- Medical Topography would be the most apposite title, since it comprehends the principal objects of investigation; [...].
- 1919, H. L. Mencken, The American Language: An inquiry into the development of English in the United States, Chapter 15: The Expanding Vocabulary,
- Rough-neck is a capital word; it is more apposite and savory than the English navvy, and it is over-whelmingly more American.
- c. 1833–1856, Andrew Carrick, John Addington Symonds (editors), Medical Topography of Bristol, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association/Volume 2/3,
- Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- 1971, University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Volume 34, page 262,
- In other words, they are used to name, rather than to describe. They are apposite nouns and not adjectives.
- 1971, University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Volume 34, page 262,
- Related, homologous.
- 2000, David Skeele, "All That Monarchs Do": The Obscured Stages of Authority in Pericles, in Pericles: Critical Essays,
- If the shift in theatrical setting and the shift in dramaturgy are at all related, they are apposite developments, independent yet homologous signs of a changing political and cultural climate.
- 2000, David Skeele, "All That Monarchs Do": The Obscured Stages of Authority in Pericles, in Pericles: Critical Essays,
Synonyms
- (appropriate or relevant): to the point; See also Thesaurus:pertinent
- (positioned at rest in respect to another):
- (related): See also Thesaurus:connected
Related terms
- appositely
- appositeness
- apposition
Translations
Noun
apposite (plural apposites)
- (rare) That which is apposite; something suitable.
See also
- opposite
References
Italian
Adjective
apposite
- feminine plural of apposito
Latin
Participle
apposite
- vocative masculine singular of appositus
References
- apposite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- apposite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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