serviceableness; comfort; something useful
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Convenience Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Alt. of Conveniency
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAlt. of Conveniency
convenience
\con*ven"ience\ (?; 106), conveniency \con*ven"ien*cy\ (?) ], n. [l. convenientia agreement, fitness. see convenient.]
1. the state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety. let's further think of this; weigh what convenience both of time and means may fit us to our shape. with all brief and plain conveniency, let me have judgment.
2. freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease; accommodation. thus necessity invented stools, convenience next suggested elbow chairs. we are rather intent upon the end of god's glory than our own conveniency. taylor.
3. that which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an accommodation. a pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences.
4. a convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something at one's convenience.
convenience
n
1. the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"
2. the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" [ant: inconvenience]
3. a toilet that is available to the public [syn: public toilet , comfort station, public lavatory, restroom, wash room]
4. a device that very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]
Fitness, as of time or place.
Noun
1. the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"
(hypernym) comfort, comfortableness
2. the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"
(antonym) inconvenience
(hypernym) suitability, suitableness
(hyponym) opportuneness, patness, timeliness
(attribute) convenient
3. a toilet that is available to the public
(synonym) public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room
(hypernym) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
(hyponym) ladies' room, powder room
4. a device that is very useful for a particular job
(synonym) appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) gadgetry
Convenience Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Convenience is anything that is intended to save resources (time, energy) or frustration. A convenience store at a petrol station, for example, sells items that have nothing to do with gasoline/petrol, but it saves the consumer from having to go to a grocery store. "Convenience" is a very relative term and its meaning tends to change over time. What was once a convenience (e.g. an automobile) is today regarded as a normal part of life. Likewise today's luxuries may be perceived in the same way in the future.
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