opportun

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

opportun

borrowed (1355) from the Latin opportunus, properly "which pushes towards the port", composed of ob (→ object) and portus (→ port); epithet applied to the wind. It is a term from the nautical language, which, in passing into common usage, has taken on the general figurative sense of "which comes at the right time, convenient, useful, advantageous"; the connection with portus continued to be felt by the Romans.

Definitions

Antonym

inopportun

Translations

  • germangerman:gemächlich
  • englishenglish:opportune
  • spanishspanish:cómodo
  • dutchdutch:passend
  • portugueseportuguese:propício
  • swedishswedish:lämplig

See also

inopportuniste (cn.) opportuniste (adj.) opportuniste (cn.) opportune (adj.) inopportun (adj.) inopportunité (cn.) opportunisme (cn.) Opportune (pn.) opportuns (adj.) opportunes (adj.)