Obs. rare. [f. prec. + -NESS.] Fitness; seasonableness; suitableness.

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1382.  Wyclif, Eccl. viii. 6. To alle nede time is and couenablenesse [Vulg. opportunitas].

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1398.  Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., VI. xx. (1495), 208. In fedynge men sholde take hede to couenablynesse of tyme.

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