HyperDic: convenience

English > 4 senses of the word convenience:
NOUNstateconveniencethe state of being suitable or opportune
attributeconveniencethe quality of being useful and convenient
artifactconvenience, public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash rooma toilet that is available to the public
artifactconvenience, appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widgeta device or control that is very useful for a particular job
convenience > pronunciation
Soundskahnviy'nyahns
Rhymesabeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...
English > convenience: 4 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningThe state of being suitable or opportune.
Example"chairs arranged for his own convenience"
Broadercomfort, comfortablenessA state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
Adjectivesconvenientsuited to your comfort or purpose or needs
English > convenience: 4 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being useful and convenient.
Example"they offered the convenience of an installment plan"
Attributesconvenientsuited to your comfort or purpose or needs
inconvenientnot suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
Narrowerhandiness, accessibility, availability, availablenessThe quality of being at hand when needed
opportuneness, patness, timelinesstimely convenience
Broadersuitability, suitablenessThe quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose
OppositeinconvenienceThe quality of not being useful or convenient
Spanishcomodidad, ventaja
Catalanavantatge, comoditat
Adjectivesconvenientsuited to your comfort or purpose or needs
English > convenience: 4 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA toilet that is available to the public.
Synonymspublic toilet, comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room
Narrowerladies' room, powder roomA woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
latrineA public toilet in a military area
men's room, men'sA public toilet for men
BroaderfacilitySomething designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience / convenience or service
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroomA room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Spanishaseos, baño, evacuatorio, mingitorio, servicios, urinario
Catalanbany, lavabo, lavabos, vàter
English > convenience: 4 senses > noun 4, artifact
MeaningA device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
Synonymsappliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
Narrowergadgetryappliances collectively
gimbalAn appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips
injectorA contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
mod conmodern convenience
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Spanishadminículo, aparato, armatoste, artilugio, dispositivo, gadget, gizmo, ingenio, utensilio
Catalanaparell, dispositiu, enginy, fòtil, gadget, gizmo, maquineta
Adjectivesconvenientsuited to your comfort or purpose or needs

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