inconvenient

See also: inconvénient

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconvenientem.

Adjective

inconvenient (comparative more inconvenient, superlative most inconvenient)

  1. not convenient
    Antonym: convenient

Translations

Noun

inconvenient (plural inconvenients)

  1. (obsolete) An inconsistency, an incongruity.
  2. (obsolete) An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inconveniēns, inconvenientem.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /iŋ.kom.və.niˈent/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /iŋ.kum.bə.niˈen/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /iŋ.kom.ve.niˈent/

Adjective

inconvenient (masculine and feminine plural inconvenients)

  1. inconvenient
    Antonym: convenient

Derived terms

Noun

inconvenient m (plural inconvenients)

  1. downside, disadvantage

Further reading


Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inconveniens, inconvenientem.

Noun

inconvenient m (plural inconveniens)

  1. disadvantage; downside; negative aspect

See also

  • desadvantage

Descendants

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