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convenience - 4 dictionary results

con⋅ven⋅ience

[kuhn-veen-yuhns]
–noun
1. the quality of being convenient; suitability.
2. anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort, etc., as an appliance, utensil, or the like.
3. a convenient situation or time: at your convenience.
4. advantage or accommodation: a shelter for the convenience of travelers.
5. Chiefly British. water closet (def. 1).
–adjective
6. easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience: convenience utensils that can be discarded after use.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L convenientia harmony, agreement. See convenient, -ence


1. utility, handiness, availability.
con·ven·ience   (kən-vēn'yəns)   
n.  
  1. The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs: the convenience of living near shops, schools, and libraries.
  2. Personal comfort or advantage: services that promote the customer's convenience.
  3. Something that increases comfort or saves work: household conveniences such as a washing machine, an electric can opener, and disposable diapers. See Synonyms at amenity.
  4. A suitable or agreeable time: Fill out the form at your earliest convenience.
  5. Chiefly British A lavatory.

Convenience

Con*ven"ience\ (?; 106), Conveniency \Con*ven"ien*cy\, n. [L. convenientia agreement, fitness. See Convenient.]

1. The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety.

Let's further think of this; Weigh what convenience both of time and means May fit us to our shape. --Shak.

With all brief and plain conveniency, Let me have judgment. --Shak.

2. Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease; accommodation.

Thus necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow chairs. --Cowper.

We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory than our own conveniency. --Jer. Taylor.

3. That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an accommodation.

A pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences. --Swift.

4. A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something at one's convenience.
Language Translation for : convenience
Spanish: comodidad, conveniencia, ventaja,
German: der Vorteil,
Japanese: 便利

convenience

see at one's convenience.

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