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Very often it's really inconvenient - who you fall in love with. You can't really control it.
Jackson Browne

Meaning of "inconvenient" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCONVENIENT

inconvenient  [ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCONVENIENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inconvenient is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INCONVENIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inconvenient in the English dictionary

The definition of inconvenient in the dictionary is not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCONVENIENT


brilliant
ˈbrɪljənt
ebullient
ɪˈbʌljənt
poignant
ˈpɔɪnjənt
relevant
ˈrɛlɪvənt
replacement
rɪˈpleɪsmənt
significant
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt
solvent
ˈsɒlvənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
student
ˈstjuːdənt
subsequent
ˈsʌbsɪkwənt
talent
ˈtælənt
torrent
ˈtɒrənt
tournament
ˈtʊənəmənt
transparent
trænsˈpærənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt
unbrilliant
ʌnˈbrɪljənt
valiant
ˈvæljənt
Vincent
ˈvɪnsənt
wasn´t
ˈwɒzənt
wouldn´t
ˈwʊdənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCONVENIENT

incontinently
incontrollable
incontrollably
incontrovertibility
incontrovertible
incontrovertibleness
incontrovertibly
inconvenience
inconveniency
inconveniently
inconversable
inconversant
inconvertibility
inconvertible
inconvertibleness
inconvertibly
inconvincibility
inconvincible
inconvincibleness
inconvincibly

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCONVENIENT

ambient
ancient
client
coefficient
convenient
efficient
gradient
ingredient
insufficient
intervenient
lenient
orient
outpatient
patient
prevenient
recipient
sufficient
superconvenient
supervenient
ultraconvenient

Synonyms and antonyms of inconvenient in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INCONVENIENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inconvenient» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inconvenient

Translation of «inconvenient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCONVENIENT

Find out the translation of inconvenient to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inconvenient from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inconvenient» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不方便的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inconveniente
570 millions of speakers

English

inconvenient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असुविधाजनक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ مُلائِمٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неудобный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inconveniente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসুবিধাজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incommode
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak selesa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungelegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不便な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불편한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora nyenengake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிரமமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गैरसोयीचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uygunsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scomodo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewygodny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незручний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neplăcut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άβολος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeleë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besvärlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ubeleilig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inconvenient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCONVENIENT»

The term «inconvenient» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCONVENIENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inconvenient» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inconvenient» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inconvenient

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10 QUOTES WITH «INCONVENIENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inconvenient.
1
Eric Alterman
Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force.
2
Arnold Bennett
A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.
3
Milton Berle
Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient.
4
Rodger Berman
When it comes to Fashion Week, I'm over the too-cool-for-school runway experience with loud music in a raw space that's inconvenient for everyone.
5
Sarah Brady
The gun lobby finds waiting periods inconvenient. You have only to ask my husband how inconvenient he finds his wheelchair from time to time.
6
Jackson Browne
Very often it's really inconvenient - who you fall in love with. You can't really control it.
7
Dan Buettner
The secret to longevity, as I see it, has less to do with diet, or even exercise, and more to do with the environment in which a person lives: social and physical. What do I mean by this? They live rewardingly inconvenient lives.
8
Paul Davies
Scientists are slowly waking up to an inconvenient truth - the universe looks suspiciously like a fix. The issue concerns the very laws of nature themselves.
9
Millicent Fawcett
Just as radical heirs apparent are said to lay aside all inconvenient revolutionary opinions when they come to the throne, it was believed that Mr. Mill in Parliament would be an entirely different person from Mr. Mill in his study.
10
Dick Francis
Crime to many is not crime but simply a way of life. If laws are inconvenient, ignore them, they don't apply to you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCONVENIENT»

Discover the use of inconvenient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inconvenient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global ...
The former vice-president details the factors contributing to the growing climate crisis, describes changes to the environment caused by global warming, and discusses the shift in environmental policy that is needed to avert disaster.
Al Gore, 2006
2
An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest ...
An Inconvenient Book contains hundreds of these same "why have I never heard that before?" types of facts that will leave you wondering how political correctness, special interests, and outright stupidity have gotten us so far away from the ...
Glenn Beck, 2007
3
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People ...
This is a book both timeless and timely, burnished with anger but tempered by wit, and ultimately a hard-won offering of hope -- a sometimes inconvenient, but nonetheless indispensable account for all of us, Indian and non-Indian alike, ...
Thomas King, 2012
4
Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth: ...
This book book sets out a compelling argument for including ecosystem-based approaches to mitigation and adaptation as a third essential pillar in national strategies to address climate change.
‎2010
5
An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning
Former US Vice President Al Gore argues for urgent international action to stop global warming.
‎2007
6
Inconvenient Heritage: Erasure and Global Tourism in Luang ...
This volume tells the story of how the World Heritage Site designation for Luang Prabang, Laos, led to a management plan designed to attract tourists and global capital, which in turn developed the most "appealing" parts of the city while ...
Lynne M Dearborn, John C Stallmeyer, 2010
7
An Inconvenient Friend
Samaria Jacobs is a deceitful, yet captivating diva who will do anything to win the heart of her married lover.
Rhonda McKnight, 2012
8
Inconvenient People: Lunacy, Liberty and the Mad-Doctors in ...
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE Gaslight tales of rooftop escapes, men and women snatched in broad daylight, patients shut in coffins, a fanatical cult known as the Abode of Love.
Sarah Wise, 2012
9
The Inconvenient Adventures of Uncle Chestnut
While traveling, chasing after hats, or embarking on other everyday adventures, Uncle Chestnut teaches a unique perspective on life and the world to his nephew Jack.
Paul Nowak, 2009
10
His Inconvenient Wife
Emily Sherwood has one chance to save her writing career...but powerful Sydney financial adviser Damien Margate won't let her write a book that will expose his family secrets.
Melanie Milburne, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCONVENIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inconvenient is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Beware of Propaganda to Quell Inconvenient Truths About Smart …
energy In the likelihood that the smart meter issue is new to you or that you have been convinced that smart meters are non-threatening and ... «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Jul 15»
2
The inconvenient truths of Orthodox Judaism
The inconvenient truths of Orthodox Judaism. New book by Marc B. Shapiro shows how far Orthodoxy has gone to make its textual legacy ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Jerusalem is Israel's Capital (and Other Inconvenient Truths)
It has long been said that neither Israelis nor Palestinians are sensitive to each other's narrative, and that there cannot be a true peace process ... «Israel Today, Jul 15»
4
Orthodoxy's Inconvenient Truths
Shapiro's scholarship has been so important, in part because of Orthodoxy's own success at covering up inconvenient aspects of its past. «Forward, Jul 15»
5
LETTER: Early closing inconvenient
You may or may not be aware the toilets in the town centre are now closed at 6pm. As there are no alternative toilets, I have queried this with ... «Eastbourne Herald, Jul 15»
6
Pelosi's willful blindness; Obama vs. inconvenient facts
This is unbelievably rich. Responding to the absolutely random shooting murder of her constituent, San Francisco 32-year-old Kate Steinle, ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
7
Jack Westman: Inconvenient truths about American society
This question exposes inconvenient truths about our society. ... Until we face these inconvenient truths, our society will not reflect our underlying ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
8
Inconvenient facts vs. conventional wisdom
“At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries,” ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
9
An inconvenient truth
Tracey-Mae Chambers felt compelled to play nice early in her career as an artist – to get along, to make statements quietly or make art that said ... «www.norfolknews.ca/, Jul 15»
10
Plymouth woman avoids inconvenient court case thanks to ongoing …
THE case against a woman, who admitted she may have urinated in a shop doorway, was dropped because of an ongoing lawyer “strike”. «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

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