conveniency

American  

[kuhn-veen-yuhn-see] / kənˈvin jən si /

noun

Archaic.

• conveniencies
  plural

1. convenience.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• conveniencies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of conveniency

From the Latin word convenientia, dating back to 1485–95. See convenience, -cy

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Example Sentences

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conveniency conveniencies

Six islands in the Antilles where Lesser is more Believe me, Sire, these countries far surpass all the rest of the world in beauty and conveniency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ah! there go the Tollingtons! and in a conveniency, too, they'd scarcely like to be seen with in Hyde Park.

From Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever

“Couldst thou make it thy conveniency to speak English, Ned?” saith Father.

From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt

Waad took credit to himself that he had been 'bold in discretion and conveniency to restrain him again.'

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing

Moreover, he wanted principle, which is the natural foundation of public virtue; and he had no higher an idea of morality than its conveniency.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various

The costs are much of our conveniencies, some extra comforts or an easier life for all Americans.

From Newsweek

Multiplicity of accidents, and the laborious contrivance of an intrigue, are not now allowed to shelter a weak genius, that would find great conveniencies in that way of writing.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson

Each house has a bagnio, which consists generally in two or three little rooms, leaded on the top, paved with marble, with basins, cocks of water, and all conveniencies for either hot or cold baths.

From Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

All those who travel with fish, poultry, pedlary-ware, and other conveniencies to sell: But more especially handicrafts-men, who work for us by the day, and common labourers, whom I have already mentioned.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Jonathan Swift

Henry Brome, dedicating a translation of Horace to Sir William Backhouse, writes of his own share of the volume, "to the translation whereof my pleasant retirement and conveniencies at your delightsome habitation have liberally contributed."

From Early Theories of Translation by Flora Ross Amos

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