expediency (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *expediency*:
NOUN	attribute	expediency, expedience	the quality of being suited to the end in view

expediency > pronunciation
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Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *expediency*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being suited to the end in view.
Synonym	expedience
Broader	advantage, vantage	The quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Opposite	inexpedience, inexpediency	The quality of being unsuited to the end in view
Spanish	conveniencia, oportunidad
Catalan	conveniència, oportunitat
Adjectives	expedient	appropriate to a purpose

HyperDic: expediency