expedient

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient, from Latin expediens (stem expedient-), present participle of expedire (“to bring forward, to dispatch, to expedite; impers. to be profitable, serviceable, advantageous, expedient”), from ex (“out”) + pēs (“foot, hoof”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/ === Adjective === expedient (comparative more expedient, superlative most expedient) Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended. Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term. Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest. (obsolete) Expeditious, quick, rapid. ==== Synonyms ==== advisable, desirable, judicious, politic, prudent, tactical, wise ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === expedient (plural expedients) A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “expedient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “expedient”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “expedient”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “expedient”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin expedientem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əks.pə.ðiˈen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əks.pə.ðiˈent] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eks.pe.ðiˈent] === Adjective === expedient m or f (masculine and feminine plural expedients) expedient, convenient === Noun === expedient m (plural expedients) file, record, dossier ==== Derived terms ==== expedientar === Further reading === “expedient”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Latin == === Verb === expedient third-person plural future active indicative of expediō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French expédient. === Noun === expedient n (plural expediente) expedient ==== Declension ====