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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.
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Let's further think of this;
Weigh what convenience both of time and means
May fit us to our shape. --Shak.
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With all brief and plain conveniency,
Let me have judgment. --Shak.
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2. Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble;
commodiousness; ease; accommodation.
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Thus necessity invented stools,
Convenience next suggested elbow chairs. --Cowper.
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We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory
than our own conveniency. --Jer. Taylor.
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3. That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or
advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an
accommodation.
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A pair of spectacles and several other little
conveniences. --Swift.
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4. A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something
at one's convenience.
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