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noun
The quality of being convenient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: amenity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A convenient time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, water closet, WC, cloaca, closet, jacques, kocay, siege, cludgie, neddy, netty, shield, six, facilities, ladies and gentlemen, lavatory, lavabo, necessary, necessary room, office, office of ease, place, potty, privy, small room, smallest room, throne room, cottage, geography, House of Lords, khazi, usual offices, restroom, teahouse, tearoom, washroom, comfort room, CR, closet of decency, closet of ease, house of office, necessary place, purging place, vault, withdraught, wardrobe, shitter, urination station, bog, carsey, crapper, karzy, lats, lav, lavvy, loo, thunderbox, can, john, johnny, bogger, brasco, dike, dunny, jacks, jakes
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make convenient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inconvenience
noun
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: device
Narrower terms: gadgetry, gimbal, injector, mod con
noun
a toilet that is available to the public
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: facility, toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
Narrower terms: ladies' room, powder room, latrine, men's room, men's
noun
the quality of being useful and convenient
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inconvenience
Broader terms: suitability, suitableness
Narrower terms: opportuneness, patness, timeliness, handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness
noun
the state of being suitable or opportune
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comfort, comfortableness
History
Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance.
Across languages
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
