convenience

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈviːnɪəns/ (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈvinjəns/, [kənˈvinjənts] (Australian) IPA(key): /kənˈviːnjəns/, [kənˈvɪinjəns], [kənˈvɪinjənts] Hyphenation: con‧ve‧nience === Noun === convenience (countable and uncountable, plural conveniences) The quality of being convenient. Synonym: amenity Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item. A convenient time. (chiefly UK) Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”). Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === convenience (third-person singular simple present conveniences, present participle conveniencing, simple past and past participle convenienced) To make convenient. Antonym: inconvenience === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “convenience”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “convenience”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.