• Convenience

    Pronunciation

    Origin

    From Latin convenientia, from conveniens ("suitable"), present participle of convenire ("to come together, suit").

    Full definition of convenience

    Noun

    convenience

    (plural conveniences)
    1. the quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
      • ShakespeareLet's further think of this;
        Weigh what convenience both of time and means
        May fit us to our shape.
    2. anything that makes for an easier life
      • CowperThus first Necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs...
      • Jonathan SwiftA pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences.
    3. Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.
    4. a convenient time, especially in the phrase at one's convenience
    5. (chiefly British) a public toilet

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