convenance

[ kon-vuh-nahns; French kawnvuh-nahns ]
/ ˈkɒn vəˌnɑns; French kɔ̃vəˈnɑ̃s /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR convenance ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

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Origin of convenance

1475–85; < Anglo-French, equivalent to conven(ir) to be proper + -ance -ance

Words nearby convenance

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

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

Example sentences 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
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