convenience

/kən'vi:njəns/
Học thuật
Thân thiện
convenience

The hotel room includes a small convenience for making coffee.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality of being useful, easy, or suitable for someone: The state of avoiding difficulty or effort; the quality of being convenient. 2. A thing that contributes to an easy and effortless way of life: A device, service, or feature that is designed to save time or effort and increase comfort. 3. A suitable or opportune time or situation: A time or circumstance that is personally advantageous or suitable for a particular purpose. 4. A public toilet: (Chiefly British English) A room or building containing a toilet for public use.

Usage and Examples
  • Referring to the quality of being easy/suitable:
    • The convenience of online shopping has changed how we buy goods.
    • We chose this hotel for its convenience to the airport.
  • Referring to a useful device or feature:
    • A dishwasher is a modern convenience that saves a lot of time.
    • The apartment comes with all the latest conveniences.
  • Referring to a suitable time:
    • Please reply at your earliest convenience. (A formal, polite request)
    • He arranged the meeting for his own convenience.
  • Referring to a public toilet:
    • The town has installed new public conveniences near the park.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • "At your (earliest) convenience": A formal phrase used to politely ask someone to do something when it is suitable or easy for them.
    • Please send the documents at your earliest convenience.
  • "For (the sake of) convenience": Used to explain that something is done to make a situation easier, even if it is not the ideal or most accurate method.
    • For the sake of convenience, we will use the term "client" to refer to all customers.
  • "A marriage of convenience": An idiom describing a marriage entered into for practical or financial benefits rather than for love.
  • "To make a convenience of someone": (Idiomatic) To selfishly exploit or take advantage of someone, treating them as a tool for one's own benefit.
Variants and Related Words
  • Convenient (Adjective): Fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans; causing little or no trouble.
    • Is 3 p.m. a convenient time for you?
  • Conveniently (Adverb): In a way that fits in well with a person's needs or plans.
    • The store is conveniently located next to the subway station.
  • Inconvenience (Noun/Verb): The opposite state; the cause of trouble or difficulty.
    • We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the construction.
Synonyms
  • Advantage: A condition giving a greater chance of success.
  • Benefit: An advantage or profit gained.
  • Amenity: A desirable or useful feature of a place, often contributing to comfort.
  • Appliance: A device designed for a specific function, especially in the home (a type of convenience).
Antonyms
  • Inconvenience
  • Difficulty
  • Disadvantage
  • Hardship
Idioms and Fixed Phrases
  • At your convenience: Whenever it is suitable for you.
  • For convenience's sake: In order to avoid difficulty or complication.
  • A marriage of convenience: A union formed for practical rather than emotional reasons.
convenience

The hotel room includes a small convenience for making coffee.

Noun
  1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
  2. a toilet that is available to the public
  3. the quality of being useful and convenient
    • they offered the convenience of an installment plan
  4. the state of being suitable or opportune
    • chairs arranged for his own convenience

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ trái nghĩa

Từ chứa "convenience"

Từ có nhắc đến "convenience"