Associations to the word «Expedient»
Noun
- Recourse
- Devise
- Necessary
- Resort
- Consideration
- Necessity
- Render
- Remedy
- Majesty
- Measure
- Endeavour
- Circumstance
- Propriety
- Obedience
- Emergency
- Apprehension
- Adoption
- Evil
- Congress
- Clause
- Difficulty
- Employ
- Wit
- Judgment
- Means
- Constitution
- Objection
- Occasion
- Folly
- Purpose
- Regard
- Opinion
- Expense
- Execution
- Treasury
- Principle
- Respect
- Manner
- Expenditure
- Ingenuity
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Simple, easy, or quick; convenient.
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
EXPEDIENT, adjective. (obsolete) Quick; rapid; expeditious.
EXPEDIENT, noun. A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
Dictionary definition
EXPEDIENT, noun. A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one.
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient".
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.