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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  convenience
     Αγγλικά n.
     άνεση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  convenience
     n.
     1 The quality of being convenient.
     2 Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
     3 A convenient time.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en public convenience
  nodot=1): a public lavatory.
     vb.
     To make convenient

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  convenience
     n.
     1 The quality of being convenient.
     2 Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
     3 A convenient time.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en public convenience
  nodot=1): a public lavatory.
     vb.
     To make convenient

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  convenience
     n.
     1 The quality of being convenient.
     2 Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
     3 A convenient time.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en public convenience
  nodot=1): a public lavatory.
     vb.
     To make convenient

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  convenience
     n.
     1 The quality of being convenient.
     2 Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
     3 A convenient time.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en public convenience
  nodot=1): a public lavatory.
     vb.
     To make convenient

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  convenience
     Englanti n.
     1 sopivuus, soveltuvuus
     2 mukavuus (elämää helpottava asia)
     3 käymälä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  convenience
     Engelska n.
     bekvämlighet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Convenience /kənvˈiːnɪəns/
  الراحة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  convenience //kənˈvinjəns// //kənˈviːnɪəns// 
  1. улесне́ние
  anything that makes for an easier life
  2. обществена тоалетна
  public toilet
  3. удо́бство
  quality of being suitable, useful or convenient