opportuneness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɑpɚˈtunnəs/ UK /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being well-timed or favorable for a purpose The opportuneness of the offer made it impossible to refuse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... timelinessaptnesssuitabilityconveniencefelicitypropitiousness ↔ Opposites untimelinessinconvenienceunsuitability Word family Related forms opportuneopportunity Etymology AI details From 'opportune' (Latin 'opportunus', 'fit, timely') plus '-ness', denoting the quality of being well-timed. opportunus Latin portus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # opportuneness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɑpɚˈtunnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being well-timed or favorable for a purpose ## Examples - The opportuneness of the offer made it impossible to refuse. ## Synonyms - timeliness - aptness - suitability - convenience - felicity - propitiousness ## Antonyms - untimeliness - inconvenience - unsuitability ## Related Forms - opportune - opportunity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: opportunus - Root: portus ## Etymology From 'opportune' (Latin 'opportunus', 'fit, timely') plus '-ness', denoting the quality of being well-timed. ## AI Etymology Opportuneness is from 'opportune' (Latin 'opportunus', 'fit, timely') plus '-ness', denoting the quality of being well-timed. Important recorded forms include opportunus (Latin) and portus (Latin). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the quality of being well-timed or favorable for a purpose. The wider family includes related words such as opportune and opportunity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown