convenience : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: convenience	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for convenience
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
convenience n the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience" the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" Antonym(s): inconvenience a toilet that is available to the public Synonym(s): public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room a device or control that is very useful for a particular job Synonym(s): appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convenience \Conven"ience\ (?; 106), Conveniency \Conven"iency\, 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.