expediency or expedience (ɪkˈspiːdɪənsɪ) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -encies, -ences | |
| 1. | appropriateness; suitability |
| 2. | the use of or inclination towards methods that are advantageous rather than fair or just |
| 3. | another word for expedient |
| expedience or expedience | |
| —n | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |