convenience [kuh n-veen -yuh ns]
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See more synonyms for convenience on Thesaurus.com the quality of being convenient ; suitability. anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort, etc., as an appliance, utensil, or the like. a convenient situation or time: at your convenience. advantage or accommodation: a shelter for the convenience of travelers. Chiefly British water closet(def 1) .Show More
easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience: convenience utensils that can be discarded after use. Show More
Origin of convenience 1350–1400; Middle English <
Latin convenientia harmony, agreement. See
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Related Words for conveniences amenity ,
advantage ,
service ,
facility ,
enjoyment ,
ease ,
comfort ,
appliance ,
accessibility ,
satisfaction ,
benefit ,
luxury ,
assistance ,
accommodation ,
relief ,
freedom ,
opportunity ,
help ,
furtherance ,
receptiveness Examples from the Web for conveniences Contemporary Examples of conveniences “For conveniences and shops where you can buy what you need,” it is much easier, he said.
They installed a fish pond, equipped with water pump and lights, and they constructed shelves and other conveniences for him.
All these comforts and conveniences have a way of making Japan feel less foreign—almost, I dare say, like any other major city.
Historical Examples of conveniences Has not your family, Madam, some one tradesman they deal with, who has conveniences of this kind?
The doors of the state-rooms, and other conveniences , opened on its sides and ends.
They will be quite abashed with her conveniences , sir, and unable to enjoy them.
You don't appreciate the conveniences of this hotel, Miss Colton.
Milan has the best municipal facilities and conveniences in all Italy.
British Dictionary definitions for conveniences the state or quality of being suitable or opportune the convenience of the hour a convenient time or situation at your convenience at a time suitable to you at your earliest convenience formal as soon as possible usefulness, comfort, or facility an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device euphemistic , mainly British a lavatory, esp a public one make a convenience of to take advantage of; impose upon Show More
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Word Origin and History for conveniences n. "material appliances conducive to personal comfort," 1670s, plural of convenience .
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n. late 14c., "agreement, conformity," from Latin convenientia "meeting together, agreement, harmony," from conveniens , present participle of convenire (see convene ). Meaning "suitable, adapted to existing conditions" is from c.1600; that of "personally not difficult" is from 1703.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with conveniences see at one's convenience.
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