English noun: convenience |
1. | convenience (state) the state of being suitable or opportune |
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| Samples | Chairs arranged for his own convenience.
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| Broader (hypernym) | comfort, comfortableness |
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2. | convenience (attribute) the quality of being useful and convenient |
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| Samples | They offered the convenience of an installment plan.
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| Broader (hypernym) | suitability, suitableness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness, opportuneness, patness, timeliness |
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| Attribute | convenient, inconvenient |
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| Antonyms | inconvenience |
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3. | convenience (artifact) a toilet that is available to the public |
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| Synonyms | comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bathroom, can, facility, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ladies' room, latrine, men's, men's room, powder room |
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4. | convenience (artifact) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job |
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| Synonyms | appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget |
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| Broader (hypernym) | device |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | gadgetry, gimbal, injector, mod con |
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