convenience

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Etymology

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

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Noun

convenience (plural conveniences)

1. the quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
2. anything that makes for an easier life

   Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.

3. a convenient time, especially in the phrase at one's convenience
4. (chiefly UK) a public toilet

Derived terms

• convenience food
• convenience store
• flag of convenience
• marriage of convenience

Related terms

• convene
• convenient
• convent
• convention

Translations

the quality of being suitable, useful or convenient

Bulgarian: удобство (bg) n. Catalan: conveniència (ca) f. Finnish: sopivuus, soveltuvuus

Hebrew: נוחות (nokhut) f. Polish: wygoda f. Russian: удобство (ru) (udóbstvo) n., пригодность (ru) (prigódnost') f.

anything that makes for an easier life

Bulgarian: улеснение (bg) n. Catalan: conveniència (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 便利 (cmn) (biànlì), 方便 (cmn) (fāngbiàn) Finnish: mukavuus (fi) French: commodité (fr) f., avantage (fr) m.

German: Annehmlichkeit (de) f., Bequemlichkeit (de) f. Japanese: 便利なこと (ja) (べんりなこと, benri-na koto) Polish: udogodnienie n. Russian: удобство (ru) (udóbstvo) n. Spanish: comodidad (es) f.

a convenient time, especially in the phrase at one's convenience

Russian: возможность (ru) (vozmóžnost') f.

a public toilet

Bulgarian: обществена тоалетна (bg)

Russian: удобства (ru) (udóbstva) n. pl.

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Arabic: راحة (ar) (raaHa) f. (leisure) Swedish: bekvämlighet Interlingua: convenientia Spanish: conveniencia

Esperanto: oprtuno, oportuneco Norwegian: bekvemmelighet

External links

• convenience in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• convenience at OneLook Dictionary Search