convenience
Meanings
Plural: conveniences
Noun
- the state of being suitable or opportune
- "chairs arranged for his own convenience"
- the quality of being useful and convenient
- "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"
- a toilet that is available to the public
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- The quality of being convenient.
- Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
- A convenient time.
- Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).
Verb
- To make convenient.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance.
Synonyms
amenity, appliance, bathroom, bog, bogger, brasco, can, carsey, cloaca, closet, closet of decency, closet of ease, cludgie, comfort station, contraption, contrivance, cottage, crapper, dike, dunny, facilities, gadget, geography, gismo, gizmo, House of Lords, house of office, jacks, jacques, jakes, john, johnny, karzy, khazi, kocay, ladies and gentlemen, latrine, lats, lav, lavabo, lavatory, lavvy, loo, necessarium, necessary, necessary place, necessary room, neddy, netty, office, office of ease, place, potty, privy, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, purging place, restroom, shield, shitter, siege, six, small room, smallest room, teahouse, tearoom, throne room, thunderbox, toilet, toilet facility, toilet room, urinal, urination station, usual offices, vault, wardrobe, wash room, washroom, water closet, WC, widget, withdraught
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
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