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NOUN (4)

1. the state of being suitable or opportune;
- Example: "chairs arranged for his own convenience"

2. the quality of being useful and convenient;
- Example: "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"

3. a toilet that is available to the public;
[syn: public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room]

4. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job;
[syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            Let's further think of this;
            Weigh what convenience both of time and means
            May fit us to our shape.              --Shak.
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            With all brief and plain conveniency,
            Let me have judgment.                 --Shak.
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   2. Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble;
      commodiousness; ease; accommodation.
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            Thus necessity invented stools,
            Convenience next suggested elbow chairs. --Cowper.
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            We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory
            than our own conveniency.             --Jer. Taylor.
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   3. That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or
      advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an
      accommodation.
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            A pair of spectacles and several other little
            conveniences.                         --Swift.
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   4. A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something
      at one's convenience.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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 convenience,
       convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet
       facility, wash room]
    4: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
       [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance,
       convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]