convenience
Syllables: con·ve·nienceUK/kənˈviːnɪəns//kənˈvinjəns/
convenience noun: the quality of being convenient. Also the ellipsis of public convenience.
Noun
convenience (countable and uncountable, plural conveniences)
- The quality of being convenient.
- Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.
- Let's further think of this; / Weigh what convenience both of time and means / May fit us to our shape.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Synonyms:
- amenity
- Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
- A pair of spectacles[…] and several other little conveniences.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput)
- ...let Fanchette come in a hackney-coach in the morning, and I will direct the housekeeper to send you something of every thing—plate, candlesticks, lamps, damask—and you won't take it amiss if we should happen to have game or poultry come up that I put that amongst the conveniences;...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 223
- A convenient time.
- We will come over and begin the work at your convenience.
Verb
convenience (third-person singular simple present conveniences, present participle conveniencing, simple past and past participle convenienced)
- To make convenient.
- These are equally viable times and I propose we alternate between the two times in order to convenience as many people as possible.
- Antonyms:
- inconvenience
Also used as
convenience is also the ellipsis of public convenience.
convenience meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Assamese
convenience in Hindi
- quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
- सुविधा suvidhā
- anything that makes for an easier life
- सुविधा suvidhā, सुविधाजनक suvidhājnak
convenience in Urdu
- quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
- سُہُولَت suhūlat
convenience in Bengali
- quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
- সুবিধা śubidha, আসান aśan
- anything that makes for an easier life
- আসান aśan
convenience in Assamese
- quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
- সুবিধা xubidha
More languagesFewer languages
- convenience in Arabic
- مُلَاءَمَة mulāʔama, مُنَاسَبَة munāsaba
Examples of convenience in a sentence
- Thus first Necessity invented stools, / Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs[…]1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC:
- There was a bookshelf with a number of tattered volumes, and a few conveniences in the way of cupboards, which appeared to have been contrived out of a packing case by a hasty man, with a blunt axe.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 7:
- It's over there, it's over there / My building has every convenience / It's gonna make life easy for me1977, David Byrne, “Don't Worry About the Government”, in Talking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads:
Synonyms of convenience
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- jacques
- kocay
- siege
- cludgie
- netty
- six
- facilities
- lavatory
- lavabo
- necessary
- necessary room
- office of ease
- place
- potty
- small room
- smallest room
- throne room
- cottage
- geography
- khazi
- usual offices
- amenities
- restroom
- washroom
- comfort room
- CR
- closet of decency
- closet of ease
- house of office
- necessary place
Antonyms
Forms of convenience
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | conveniences |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | conveniences |
| present participle | conveniencing |
| past participle | convenienced |
| past | convenienced |
Origin of convenience
Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance.
Words formed from convenience
Phrases with convenience
Questions about convenience
- What does convenience mean?
- Convenience means the quality of being convenient.
- What is convenience in Hindi?
- Convenience in Hindi is सुविधा (suvidhā), सुविधाजनक (suvidhājnak). See Convenience meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use convenience in a sentence?
- Thus first Necessity invented stools, / Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs[…]
- What part of speech is convenience?
- Convenience can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce convenience?
- Convenience is pronounced /kənˈviːnɪəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of convenience?
- The plural of convenience is conveniences.
Words near convenience in the dictionary
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