Convenience
/kənˈviːniəns/noun
The quality of being easy, suitable, or useful for a particular purpose.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, *convenientia*, meant “agreement” or “fitness,” from *convenire* — literally “to come together,” the same root family behind words like *convene* and *convention*.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
convenientia
“agreement, harmony, fitness”
Latin
Latin
convenire
“to come together, assemble, agree, be suitable”
Old French
OF
convenience
“suitability, agreement, convenience”
Middle English
English
convenience
“fitness, propriety, suitability”
Modern English
English
convenience
“ease, comfort, something that saves effort”
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