different between opportune vs opportunely

English

Etymology

From Old French opportun, from Latin opportunus.

Adjective

opportune (comparative more opportune, superlative most opportune)

1. Suitable for some particular purpose.

2. 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

1. definite of opportun
2. plural of opportun

French

Adjective

opportune

1. feminine singular of opportun

Italian

Adjective

opportune

1. feminine plural of opportuno

Latin

Etymology 1

Adverb

opport?n? (comparative opport?nius, superlative opport?nissim?)

1. favourably; seasonably; opportunely

Etymology 2

Adjective

opport?ne

1. 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

English

Etymology

opportune +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??p.?.tju?n.li/, /??p.?.t?u?n.li/, /??p.??tju?n.li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??.p??tun.li/, /??.p??tjun.li/

Adverb

opportunely (comparative more opportunely, superlative most opportunely)

1. In a manner suitable for some particular purpose.
2. In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time.

Related terms

• opportune

Translations