convenience
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈviːnɪəns/
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Noun
convenience (countable and uncountable, plural conveniences)
- The quality of being convenient.
- Shakespeare
- Let's further think of this;
Weigh what convenience both of time and means
May fit us to our shape.
- Let's further think of this;
- Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.
- Shakespeare
- Those things which make life more convenient.
- Cowper
- Thus first Necessity invented stools,
Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs […]
- Thus first Necessity invented stools,
- Jonathan Swift
- A pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences.
- Cowper
- A convenient time
- ...at your convenience...
- (chiefly Britain) Clipping of public convenience: a public lavatory.
Synonyms
- (the quality of being convenient): amenity
- (public lavatory): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Related terms
Translations
quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
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anything that makes for an easier life
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convenient time
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public toilet
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Verb
convenience (third-person singular simple present conveniences, present participle conveniencing, simple past and past participle convenienced)
- to make convenient
- These are equally viable times and I propose we alternate between the two times in order to convenience as many people as possible.
Further reading
- convenience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- convenience at OneLook Dictionary Search
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