Crossword clues for opportuneness
opportuneness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Opportuneness
Opportune \Op`por*tune"\, a. [F. opporiun, L. opportunus, lit.,
at or before the port; ob (see Ob-) + a derivative of
portus port, harbor. See Port harbor.]
Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.
--Milton.
This is most opportune to our need.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster] -- Op`por*tune"ly, adv. --
Op`por*tune"ness, n.
Wiktionary
opportuneness
n. the state or condition of being opportune
WordNet
opportuneness
n. timely convenience [syn: patness, timeliness] [ant: inopportuneness]
Usage examples of "opportuneness".
He threw himself back upon questioning the utility of the expedition--its opportuneness, etc.
The money had come with such infernal opportuneness that he could not help welcoming it.