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convenance

[ kon-vuh-nahns; French kawnvuh-nahns ]
/ ˈkɒn vəˌnɑns; French kɔ̃vəˈnɑ̃s /
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noun, plural con·ve·nanc·es [kon-vuh-nahn-siz; French kawnvuh-nahns] /ˈkɒn vəˌnɑn sɪz; French kɔ̃vəˈnɑ̃s/.

suitability; expediency; propriety.
convenances, the social proprieties or conventionalities.

RELATED WORDS

use, proceeding, form, habit, process, system, rule, method, tradition, dignity, gentility, demeanor, civility, correctness, propriety, decency, orderliness, respectability, politeness, style

Nearby words

convection zone, convective activity, convective discharge, convective heat, convector, convenance, convene, convener, convenience, convenience food, convenience store

Origin of convenance

1475–85; < Anglo-French, equivalent to conven(ir) to be proper + -ance -ance
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Examples from the Web for convenance

  • We make marriages of convenance in our country, que diable, and what follows follows; but no scandal afterwards!

    The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for convenance

convenance

/ French (kɔ̃vnɑ̃s) /

noun

suitable behaviour; propriety

Word Origin for convenance

from convenir to be suitable, from Latin convenīre; see convenient
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for convenance

convenance

n.

late 15c., from French convenance "convention, agreement, convenience," from convenant, present participle of convenir "to come together" (see convene).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper