opportune
adj/ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/UK/ˌɑ.pɚˈt͡ʃuːn/US
Etymology
From Old French opportun, from Latin opportunus.
- derived from opportunus
- derived from opportun
Definitions
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.
At a convenient or advantageous time.
- The opportune arrival of the bus cut short the boring conversation.
The neighborhood
- synonymproper
- synonymsuitable
- synonymtimesome
- synonymtimely
- antonyminappropriateantonym(s) of
- antonyminopportune
- antonymimproper
- antonymunsuitable
- antonymunseasonable
- antonymuntime
- antonymuntimely
- neighboropportunity
- neighboropportuneness
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at opportune. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at opportune. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at opportune
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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