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conveniency |
1 definition found 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.
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