expedient
Meaning of expedient
noun
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
adjective- Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
Most people, faced with a decision, will choose the most expedient option.
- Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.
- Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
- Expeditious, quick, rapid.
Information about expedient
- The plural form of expedient is: expedients.
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CatalanHyphenation of expedient
ex-pe-di-ent
- It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
- expedient is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
expedient synonyms
Meaning :
advisable, desirable, judicious, politic, prudent, tactical, wise
Translation of expedient
- German: komfortabel, bequem
- Italian: confortevole, comodo
- Spanish: cómodo, confortable, agradable, cómoda, grato, grata
- French: confortable, agréable, commode, douillet
- Portuguese: confortável
Words that rhyme with expedient
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