Opportuneness
What it means
The quality of being favorable and well timed.
Reach for it when naming the quality of occurring at a favorable or useful time
The opportuneness of the cool morning made planting easier.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
convenience
Fits when the arrangement fits practical needs
Careful Convenience is broader and person-relative.
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everyday
good timing
Fits when a familiar phrase is clearer
Careful Good timing may reflect skill or luck.
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professional
timeliness
Fits when arrival at the useful time is central
Careful Timeliness can mean punctuality rather than favorable circumstance.
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formal
suitability
Fits when general fitness for purpose matters
Careful Suitability does not identify time.
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literary
propitiousness
Fits when conditions appear especially favorable
Careful The elevated word can suggest omen or fortune.
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literary
seasonableness
Fits when fitness to a season is intended
Careful The term is rare and narrower.
Opposites 3
- untimeliness
- inconvenience
- inopportuneness
Common phrases 3
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opportuneness of the moment
The opportuneness of the moment made a quiet launch possible.
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question the opportuneness
The council began to question the opportuneness of a winter closure.
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political opportuneness
Political opportuneness should not replace evidence of need.
Word family 3
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Opportuneness is rare and abstract; timeliness or good timing will usually be clearer.
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