opportunenessn.

Brit.

/ɒpəˈtjuːnnəs/,

/ɒpəˈtʃuːnnəs/,

/ˈɒpətjuːnnəs/,

/ˈɒpətʃuːnnəs/, U.S.

/ˌɑpərˈt(j)u(n)nəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opportune adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < opportune adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier opportunity n. 5.

The fact or quality of being opportune (in various senses); timeliness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > opportuneness or timeliness

covenablenessa1382

opportunity1531

seasonableness1546

tidiness1567

timeliness1573

tempestivity1576

ratheness1635

opportuneness1727

timefulness1898

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Opportuneness, seasonableness.

1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 378 The opportuneness of these revelations of the Past cannot but strike one as remarkable.

1884 Manch. Examiner 16 Oct. 5/2 The only suspicious thing about this telegram is its opportuneness.

1975 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 32/1 Appealing above all to the sense of opportuneness that is always a motive force in getting Congress to act.

1996 Irish Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Opinion section) 12 I put forward a case for the necessity and opportuneness of the Rising.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opportuneness
释义	opportunenessn. Brit. /ɒpəˈtjuːnnəs/, /ɒpəˈtʃuːnnəs/, /ˈɒpətjuːnnəs/, /ˈɒpətʃuːnnəs/, U.S. /ˌɑpərˈt(j)u(n)nəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opportune adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < opportune adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier opportunity n. 5. The fact or quality of being opportune (in various senses); timeliness. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > opportuneness or timeliness covenablenessa1382 opportunity1531 seasonableness1546 tidiness1567 timeliness1573 tempestivity1576 ratheness1635 opportuneness1727 timefulness1898 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Opportuneness, seasonableness. 1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 378 The opportuneness of these revelations of the Past cannot but strike one as remarkable. 1884 Manch. Examiner 16 Oct. 5/2 The only suspicious thing about this telegram is its opportuneness. 1975 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 32/1 Appealing above all to the sense of opportuneness that is always a motive force in getting Congress to act. 1996 Irish Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Opinion section) 12 I put forward a case for the necessity and opportuneness of the Rising. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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