seasonableness

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seasonableness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Seasonable \Sea"son*a*ble\, a.
     Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for
     the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a
     seasonable supply of rain.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.
                                                    --Ecclus.
                                                    xxxv. 20.
     [1913 Webster] -- Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. --
     Sea"son*a*bly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

seasonableness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  seasonableness
      n 1: being at the right time [syn: seasonableness,
           timeliness] [ant: unseasonableness, untimeliness]