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   Con·ven·ience

   /kənˈvēnyəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty: "the museum has a cafeteria for your convenience" Similar benefitusegoodcomforteaseenjoymentsatisfaction
   • ▪ the quality of being useful, easy, or suitable for someone: "the convenience of a portable phone" Similar expedienceexpediencyadvantageousnessadvantagefavorablenessopportunenesspropitiousnesstimelinesssuitabilityappropriatenessappropriacyfittingnessease of useusabilityusefulnessutilityserviceabilitypracticalityfunctionalityadvantagebenefitaccessibilityease of accesshandinessnearnessrare:propinquityOpposite inconvenienceinconveniencedisadvantageinaccessibility
   • ▪ a thing that contributes to an easy and effortless way of life: "voice mail was seen as one of the desktop conveniences of the electronic office" Similar applianceamenityfacilitydevicelabor-saving devicegadgetmachineinformal:gizmogimmickmod conformal:appurtenance
   • 2. a public restroom. British

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin convenientia, from convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing’, from the verb convenire (see convene).

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