Opportuneness
n.hopeful, capableformal
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.
Choose between these
6- everyday
convenience
the arrangement fits practical needs
not when Convenience is broader and person-relative.
- everyday
good timing
a familiar phrase is clearer
not when Good timing may reflect skill or luck.
- professional
timeliness
arrival at the useful time is central
not when Timeliness can mean punctuality rather than favorable circumstance.
- formal
suitability
general fitness for purpose matters
not when Suitability does not identify time.
- literary
propitiousness
conditions appear especially favorable
not when The elevated word can suggest omen or fortune.
- literary
seasonableness
fitness to a season is intended
not when The term is rare and narrower.
Said against
3- untimeliness
- inconvenience
- inopportuneness
It naturally appears in
3- opportuneness of the moment
The opportuneness of the moment made a quiet launch possible.
- question the opportuneness
The council began to question the opportuneness of a winter closure.
- political opportuneness
Political opportuneness should not replace evidence of need.
The word family
3Usage notes
Opportuneness is rare and abstract; timeliness or good timing will usually be clearer.