convenience

con·ven·ience

 (kən-vēn′yəns)

n.

1. The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs: the convenience of living near shops, schools, and libraries.

2. Personal comfort or advantage: services that promote the customer's convenience.

3. Something that increases comfort or saves work: household conveniences such as a washing machine, an electric can opener, and disposable diapers. See Synonyms at amenity.

4. A suitable or agreeable time: Fill out the form at your earliest convenience.

5. Chiefly British A lavatory.

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convenience

(kənˈviːnɪəns)

n

1. the state or quality of being suitable or opportune: the convenience of the hour.

2. a convenient time or situation

3. at your convenience at a time suitable to you

4. at your earliest convenience formal as soon as possible

5. usefulness, comfort, or facility

6. an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device

7. euphemistic chiefly Brit a lavatory, esp a public one

8. make a convenience of to take advantage of; impose upon

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con•ven•ience

(kənˈvin yəns)

n.

1. the quality of being convenient.

2. anything, as an appliance, that saves or simplifies work or adds to one's ease or comfort.

3. a convenient situation or time: at your convenience.

4. advantage or accommodation; comfort.

5. Chiefly Brit. lavatory.

adj.

6. easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	convenience - the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience" comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
	2.	convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" suitability, suitableness - the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips" opportuneness, patness, timeliness - timely convenience accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness - the quality of being at hand when needed inconvenience - the quality of not being useful or convenient
	3.	convenience - a toilet that is available to the public comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room facility - something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" ladies' room, powder room - a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building latrine - a public toilet in a military area men's, men's room - a public toilet for men john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
	4.	convenience - a device or control that is very useful for a particular job appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" gadgetry - appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry" gimbal - an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips injector - a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) mod con - modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house

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convenience

noun

1. benefit, good, interest, advantage He was happy to make a detour for her convenience.

2. suitability, fitness, appropriateness, opportuneness She was delighted with the convenience of this arrangement.

3. usefulness, utility, serviceability, handiness The convenience of digital cameras means that more and more people are buying them nowadays.
usefulness inconvenience, uselessness

4. accessibility, availability, nearness, handiness They miss the convenience of London's tubes and buses.

5. appliance, facility, comfort, amenity, labour-saving device, help The chalets have all the modern conveniences.

at your convenience at a suitable time, at your leisure, in your own time, whenever you like, in your spare time, in a spare moment Please call me to set up an appointment at your convenience.

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convenience

noun

Anything that increases physical comfort:

amenity, comfort, facility (often used in plural).

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Translations

مِرحاضمُلائِمَه، سُهولَه، راحَهوَسائِل راحَه

toaletavýhodavymoženost

bekvemmelighedkomfortnemhed

AnnehmlichkeitKloöffentliche BedürfnisanstaltVorteil

ευκολία

comodidadconvenienciaventaja

mukavuus

commoditétoilettes

komfortnyilvános illemhely

almenningssalerni, aîstaîaòægindiòægindi, hagkvæmni

convenienzagabinetto pubblicocomodit...convenienteconvenientemente

behagelighetletthetoffentlig toalett

возможностьпригодностьудобстваудобство

vymoženosť

prikladnost

kolaylıkrahatlıkumumî helâuygunluk

便利设施公共厕所方便

convenience

[kənˈviːniəns]

A. N

1. (= comfort) → comodidad f; (= advantage) → ventaja f, provecho m
at your earliest convenience → tan pronto como le sea posible
you can do it at your own convenience → puede hacerlo cuando le venga mejor or (LAm) le convenga
for your convenience an envelope is enclosed → para facilitar su contestación adjuntamos un sobre
it is a great convenience to be so close → resulta muy práctico estar tan cerca

2. (= amenity) → comodidad f, confort m
see public C
see modern

B. CPD convenience foods NPL → comidas fpl fáciles de preparar; (= ready-cooked meals) → platos mpl preparados

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convenience

[kənˈviːniəns] n

(= ease) → commodité f
for sb's convenience (= to suit sb) → à la convenance de qn
at your convenience (when you prefer) → quand cela vous convient; (as you prefer) → comme cela vous convient
at your earliest convenience → dans les meilleurs délais, le plus tôt possible

(= piece of equipment) → confort m
all modern conveniences (= all mod cons) (British) → avec tout le confort moderne, tout confortconvenience foods npl (= ingredients) → aliments mpl tout préparé (= complete dishes) → plats mpl cuisinésconvenience store (mainly US) n → commerce m de proximité (qui reste ouvert tard le soir)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

convenience

n

no pl (= usefulness, advantageousness) → Annehmlichkeit f; (= functionalness) → Zweckmäßigkeit f; for the sake of convenience → aus praktischen Gründen; marriage of convenience → Vernunftehe f

no pl for your convenience → zum gefälligen Gebrauch; these chairs are for the convenience of customers → diese Stühle sind für unsere Kunden gedacht; he did not find that date to his convenience → der Termin passte ihm nicht or kam ihm nicht gelegen; at your own convenience → zu einem Ihnen angenehmen Zeitpunkt, wann es Ihnen passt (inf); at your earliest convenience (Comm) → möglichst bald, baldmöglichst (form)

(= convenient thing, amenity) → Annehmlichkeit f; a house with all modern conveniences → ein Haus mit allem modernen Komfort

(Brit form: = public convenience) → (öffentliche) Toilette, Bedürfnisanstalt f (dated form)

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convenience

[kənˈviːnɪəns] n

a. (of house, plan, person) → comodità
at your earliest convenience (Comm) → appena possibile
at your convenience → a suo comodo

b. conveniences npl (amenities, of house) → comodità fpl
all modern conveniences (Brit) all mod cons → tutte le comodità moderne

c. (frm) (toilet) → gabinetto

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convenient

(kənˈviːnjənt) adjective

1. suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty. When would it be convenient for me to come? gerieflik مُلائِم، مُناسِب подходящ conveniente vhodný günstig passende; bekvem; belejlig βολικός, κατάλληλοςconveniente, cómodo; adecuado, oportuno sobiv راحت؛ بی دردسر sopiva commode מַתאִים सुविधाजनक prikladan, zgodan alkalmas cocok, tepat hentugur comodo 都合のよい 편한 tinkamas piemērots; izdevīgs sesuai gelegen komend bekvem, høvelig, passende, beleiligodpowiedni هو سا، ارام، سوكه (مستريح conveniente convenabil удобный vhodný primeren zgodan lämplig, läglig, passande เหมาะสม uygun, müsait 合適的，方便的 зручний مناسب، سهولت thuận tiện 方便的，合适的

2. easy to use, run etc. a convenient size of house. gerieflike مُريح пригоден conveniente vyhovující praktisch bekvem; pasende, nem βολικός, εύχρηστοςconveniente, cómodo, práctico mugav مناسب؛ راحت vaivaton commodeנוח सुगम्य praktičan kényelmes sesuai hentugur comodo 便利な 용이한 patogus ērts mudah digunakan handigpassende, passelig, høveligwygodny هوسا conveniente convenabil подходящий vyhovujúci prikladen prigodan behändig, praktisk, bekväm สะดวก rahat, kullanışlı 實用的，好用的 придатний آرام ده، پر آسائش thuận lợi 实用的

3. easy to reach etc; accessible. Keep this in a convenient place. gerieflike سَهل الوصول إلَيه удобен conveniente příhodný geeignet nem πρόχειρος, προσβάσιμοςadecuado; bien situado, accesible käepärane در دسترس käsillä pratiqueנגיש समीप priručan, udoban elérhető praktis aðgengilegur; handhægur pratico 手近な 가까운, 편리한 patogus, tinkamas ērts; viegli sasniedzams mudah didatangi handigpassende, høvelig, like i nærheten av dogodny, łatwo dostępny مستریح acessível accesibil доступный vhodný dostopen podesan lättillgänglig ที่สามารถเข้าถึงได้ elaltı, yakın 方便取得的 зручний مناسب، موزوں dễ đi đến 近便的

conˈveniently adverb

geriefshalwe بِصورَة مُريحَة / مُلائِمَه удобно convenientemente vhodně, příhodně geeignet nemt; belejligt; bekvemt βολικά convenientemente, adecuadamente, cómodamente sobivalt بطور آسان sopivasti commodément בְּצוּרָה נוֹחָה सुविधापूर्वक prigodan, zgodan kényelmesen secara praktis þægilega comodamente 都合よく 편리하게 tinkamai, patogiai, specialiai ērti; piemēroti; izdevīgi dengan mudah gelegen komend, handig i passende avstand fra, like i nærheten av, bekvemtodpowiednio, wygodnie د آسانه توګه convenientemente (în mod) convenabil удобно vhodne pripravno povoljno lämpligen, utan olägenhet อย่างสะดวก rahatça, kolayca 方便地 зручно آرام ده طور پر، مناسب طور پر một cách thuận lợi 方便地

conˈvenience noun

1. the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty. the convenience of living near the office. gerief مُلائِمَه، سُهولَه، راحَه удобство conveniência výhoda der Vorteil bekvemmelighed; nemhed ευκολία, βολήcomodidad, conveniencia, ventaja mugavus, hüve راحتی؛ آسودگی vaivattomuus commodité נוֹחוּת सुविधा prikladnost, pogodnost kényelem kenyamanan þægindi, hagkvæmni comodità 便利 편리함 patogumas ērtība; izdevīgums kemudahan gemakbekvemmelighet, letthet, anvendelighet wygoda هوساینه conveniência comoditate преимущество výhoda ugodnost pogodnost bekvämlighet, förmånlighet, fördel ความสะดวก uygunluk 便利性 зручність آرام، موزونيت sự thuận tiện 方便

2. any means of giving ease or comfort. the conveniences of modern life. gerief وَسائِل راحَه удобства conveniência vymoženost die Annehmlichkeit bekvemmelighed; komfort άνεσηcomodidad mugavus وسیلۀ رفاه؛ تسهیلات mukavuus commodité סִדוּר נוֹח उचित या उपयुक्त संयम udobnost komfort kemudahan þægindi comodità 便利なもの 편리 patogumai ērtības; labierīcības kemudahan gemakkomfort, bekvemmelighet, behagelighetudogodnienie هوسائى، ارامى: دكار كولواسباب چه په وخت كې سپما راولى، مناسب وخت comodidade confort удобство vymoženosť ugodnost(i) pogodnost bekvämlighet เครื่องอำนวยความสะดวก kolaylık, rahatlık 便利設施 комфорт, вигоди آسائش tiện nghi 便利设施

3. (also public convenience) a public lavatory. openbare gerief مِرحاض обществена тоалетна sanitário toaleta öffentliche Bedürfnisanstalt offentligt toilet δημόσια τουαλέτα aseos públicos avalik tualettruum مستراح همگانی yleinen wc toilettes שֵרוּתִים צִבּורִים , שֵירוּתִים צִיבּורִיים प्रसाधन गृह javni zahod nyilvános illemhely toilet almenningssalerni, aðstaða gabinetto pubblico 公衆便所 (공중) 화장실 tualetas tualete tandas awam toiletoffentlig toaletttoaleta مستریح sanitário toaletă уборная toaleta javno stranišče javni toalet bekvämlighetsinrättning, offentlig toalett ห้องสุขา umumî helâ 公共廁所 громадський туалет غسل خان‍ہ یا پاخان‍ہ وغیره nhà vệ sinh công cộng 公共厕所

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