Convenience — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being suitable or opportune

the quality of being useful and convenient

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪmɪnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kənvˈiːnɪəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənvˈiːnɪəns/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪmɪnəl/.

Examples

chairs arranged for his own convenience
they offered the convenience of an installment plan

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

restroom public toilet gizmo toilet facility gadget appliance wash room public convenience comfort station contraption widget contrivance gismo public lavatory

Antonyms

inconvenience

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being suitable or opportune “chairs arranged for his own convenience”
noun	the quality of being useful and convenient “they offered the convenience of an installment plan”
noun	a toilet that is available to the public
noun	a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Word Forms

convenient	adjective	suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
gadgeteer	noun	a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bequemlichkeit

der Zustand der Eignung oder Opportunität

🇫🇷French

commodité

l'état d'être convenable ou opportun

🇪🇸Spanish

conveniencia

el estado de idoneidad u oportunidad

🇮🇹Italian

convenienza

lo stato di idoneità o di opportunità

🇳🇱Dutch

gemak

de staat van geschikt of opportuun zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

conveniência

o estado de ser adequado ou oportuno

🇷🇺Russian

удобство

состояние пригодности или целесообразности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुविधा

उपयुक्त या उपयुक्त होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সুবিধা

উপযুক্ত বা সুবিধাজনক হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

வசதி

பொருத்தமான அல்லது சந்தர்ப்பமான நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సౌలభ్యం

తగిన లేదా అనుకూలమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुविधा

योग्य किंवा संधीची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સગવડ

યોગ્ય અથવા અનુકૂળ હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಕೂಲಕ್ಕಾಗಿ

ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൗകര്യം

അനുയോജ്യമോ അവസരമോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹੂਲਤ

ਢੁਕਵੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਮੌਕੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سہولت

موزوں یا مناسب ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

方便

适当或适当的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

利便性

適切または適切な状態

🇰🇷Korean

편의

적합하거나 적절한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tiện lợi

trạng thái phù hợp hoặc cơ hội

🇹🇭Thai

ความสะดวก

สถานะของความเหมาะสมหรือเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenyamanan

keadaan cocok atau menguntungkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kaginhawaan

ang estado ng pagiging angkop o angkop

🇲🇾Malay

kemudahan

keadaan yang sesuai atau sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راحة

حالة كونها مناسبة أو مناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

راحتی

وضعیت مناسب یا مناسب بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

kolaylık

uygun veya elverişli olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹחוּת

המצב של להיות מתאים או מתאים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'convenience'?

The primary meaning of 'convenience' is 'the state of being suitable or opportune'.

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Using 'convenience' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'convenience' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'convenience' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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