Pleasant, suitable, or agreeable in appearance or manner; fitting well with other things.
From Old French 'avenant', derived from the verb 'avenir' (to befit or suit), which comes from Latin 'advenire' (to come to, arrive at). The word originally meant 'appropriate' or 'fitting' and evolved to describe pleasant or suitable qualities.
This charming Old French word almost disappeared from English, but it survived in legal and formal contexts—today you'll rarely hear it in casual speech, yet lawyers and formal writers still use it because it captures something 'suitable' more elegantly than modern alternatives.
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