convenance
- noun
- /kənˈviːnəns/
- Archaic
:
conveniencia
- The convenance of the dress code made the event feel more formal and appropriate for the occasion.
Examples
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The convenance of the meeting location helped facilitate a constructive discussion among all participants.
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Ackermann herself entered into marriage only with the understanding that it would be "un mariage de convenance morale."
Academic text (2000) -
Wallerstein argues that any arrangement that eventually emerges between Western Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States to solve the problems of the latter will be a mariage de convenance.
Academic text (1993) -
When Juliette realizes this, she resolves the situation by opting for a mariage de convenance with another suitor, and the marriage turns out to be happy.
Academic text (1990) -
For their diplomatic mission, they ensured a convenance that highlighted mutual interests and respect.
Synonyms
9
4.1
The quality of being suitable for a situation
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3.2
How right something is for a particular use or situation
The quality of being suitable for a situation or purpose
How suitable or proper something is for a certain situation
How right something is for a situation or purpose
Being correct and appropriate for a situation
Antonyms
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Convenance shares the same root as convenient, from Latin con- 'with' and venire 'to come', so it can mean 'being suitable' when something 'comes together' well for a situation.