Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs.
- noun Personal comfort or advantage.
- noun Something that increases comfort or saves work: synonym: amenity.
- noun A suitable or agreeable time.
- noun Chiefly British A lavatory.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 1. A coming together; assemblage; conjunction; joinder.
- noun The state or character of being convenient; fitness; suitableness; adaptation; propriety.
- noun Freedom from discomfort or trouble; ease in use or action; comfort.
- noun That which gives ease or comfort; that which is suited to wants or necessity; that which is handy; an accommodation.
- noun A convenient appliance, utensil, or other article, as a tool, a vehicle, etc.
- noun . Agreement; consistency.
- To provide with facilities and accommodations which make for ease, comfort, effectiveness in action, movement, or the like; accommodate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety.
- noun Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease; accommodation.
- noun That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an accommodation.
- noun A convenient or fit time; opportunity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality of being
suitable ,useful orconvenient - noun anything that makes for an
easier life - noun a convenient
time , especially in the phrase at one's convenience - noun chiefly UK a
public toilet
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- noun the state of being suitable or opportune
- noun a toilet that is available to the public
- noun the quality of being useful and convenient
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is something a little disturbing in the use of the word convenience as a euphemism for the water closet.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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There is something a little disturbing in the use of the word convenience as a euphemism for the water closet.
Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006
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It's really not a fundamental change because I think that when people think of why FreshDirect works, they happen on the word convenience, which is clearly a good benefit in New York.
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It's really not a fundamental change because I think that when people think of why FreshDirect works, they happen on the word convenience, which is clearly a good benefit in New York.
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These are a staple at our house—on toast or pasta or a salad, they are what we call convenience food!
The Rice Diet Solution Kitty Gurkin Rosati 2006
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These are a staple at our house—on toast or pasta or a salad, they are what we call convenience food!
The Rice Diet Solution Kitty Gurkin Rosati 2006
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These are a staple at our house—on toast or pasta or a salad, they are what we call convenience food!
The Rice Diet Solution Kitty Gurkin Rosati 2006
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But man, "convenience" is a slippery concept here.
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The most obvious price for easier electronic access and convenience is potentially greater vulnerability.
The Illusion of Permanence « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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To abandon this conceptual objective for any temporary, subjective, personal convenience is a formula for a general regulatory impasse. ...
Jon Entine: With the European Union and a Slew of New Studies Reaffirming the Safety of BPA, At What Point Will the Science Prevail? Jon Entine 2010
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